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).
Confirmation of a telegraph requesting two subframes for different chassis types.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\1\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 17th February 1925 guessed | |
| SECRET E.A.C. X8380 ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD. DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR, DERBY." TELEPHONES: DERBY 1320 (6 LINES) IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE SUBFRAMES. This is to confirm our wire of this morning as follows. HIVES, BARKERS WILL NEED TWO SUBFRAMES WITHIN 14 DAYS, STOP, CAN YOU SUPPLY? We have arranged for the to go at this work with all speed possible, & they will be ready to deal with both bodies in parallell if they can have two subframes in about a fortnight, or sooner. They should be, one "C" Type & one "D" Type both long chassis. for a Cabriolet & Enclosed limousine, respectively. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||