From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The merits of fabric-covered car bodies versus highly polished finishes, considering appearance and cost.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page080 | |
| Date | 1st February 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- less weight. Here one sees fabric covered bodies almost entirely. Some look extremely well, as I am not altogether permanently wedded to a highly polished shiny finish, and I daresay there are other people having the same feeling. Cost also cannot be ignored, because there is no doubt a feeling of trying to avoid unnecessary first cost and running expenses. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||