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).
Visit to Talbot showrooms to inspect a 3 Litre Talbot and record its weights and prices for project B.3.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0328 | |
| Date | 5th May 1938 | |
| SECRET. 1104 To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} also Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}32/G.5.5.38. c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Grys. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} 11/5 Re: 3 Litre Talbot. In company of NRC.{N. R. Chandler} we visited the Talbot Showrooms at Derby to inspect the front appearance of the 3 Litre Talbot. We brought away all the particulars we required to enable us to do the new front end treatment for B.3. As requested we got the following weights of the above car. Chassis - dry - 20 cwts. 2 qrs. Complete cars with water, oil, and petrol £398. Four door, six Light Saloon (all steel) 31 cwts. 1 qr. £475 Sports Saloon (composite) 32 " 1 " £525 Drop Head Coupe 30 " 2 " £435 Open Tourer 27 " 2 " Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||