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 replacement of a Holmes' body with a Barkers' body on a car for Marquis de Salamanca.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\1\ scan0115 | |
Date | 11th December 1913 | |
R.R. 657. (100H) (XX. 831. 27.5.13) E.P. 4330. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS ... By Mr. BAILEY ... Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON ... B Mr. BEREND ... Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT ... Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Cas Miss CASWELL ... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN ... C Mr. COWEN ... Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX ... D Mr. DeLOOZE ... E Mr. ELLIOTT ... W.M. F Mr. FRIESE ... 11 G Mr. GNAPP ... Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY ... Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALAAM ... H Mr. HANBURY ... J Mr. JOHNSON ... K Mr. KILNER ... M Mr. MOORE ... Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN ... Ny Mr. NORTHEY ... O Mr. OLDHAM ... Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON ... Pd Mr. PLATFORD ... Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON ... R Mr. ROYCE ... JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE ... Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON ... LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT ... S Mr. SPINNEY ... - VIENNA ... Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER ... W Mr. WHITEHEAD ... Mr. WORMALD ... 2359 Marquis de Salamanca x393 Sn{Mr Sanderson}52/B10713. When this car was sent to Spain for the Trials, it was fitted with a Holmes' body, which cost the Company £ 136/-/- The car is now to be fitted with a new Barkers' body, and Mr.Johnson requests that the old Holmes' body be bought by the Works for experimental purposes. Will you please let me know at what price the Works will purchase the old body. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Sn.{Mr Sanderson} [STAMP: RECEIVED 11 XII 1913] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||