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).
Letter from a coachbuilder confirming upholstery and paint specifications for a car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\2\ scan0304 | |
Date | 16th April 1940 | |
1621 DIRECTORS: A F SIDGREAVES C.W.WARD R W.HARVEY-BAILEY C.FALCONER F C.HONEYMAN W.S.PAGE PARK WARD & CO LTD COACHBUILDERS 473 HIGH ROAD WILLESDEN LONDON N.W.10 OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE AND BENTLEY CARS TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR WILLROAD LONDON YOUR REF. ..................................... OUR REF. CWW/GC.SO.B.321. 16th April,1940. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, re. 2-R-2 Silver Ripplet. We have pleasure in confirming your telephone conversation yesterday when you kindly intimated that you approved the Blue crushed grain Vaumol pattern submitted, in connection with the upholstery of the above car, and which is marked No.2. We are proceeding accordingly, and presume it will be left to our discretion to obtain a suitable headcloth and carpet to tone. We also confirm having requested your Secretary to contact Mr. Draper with a view to arranging for the return of the paint pattern, which we submitted in connection with the exterior finish of this car, namely, Pale Grey as 1-R-1. Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO LTD., WORKS DIRECTOR. | ||