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 saleability of different car body styles and plans for an all-weather body by Barker.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\3\ Scan059 | |
| Date | 19th March 1909 | |
| -2- what is the best method. We note that you still think that bodies such as fitted to the Humber should be fitted to the Goshawk,. This is not a very saleable type of body, as a matter of fact, compared with a Coupe Cabriolet, as the latter type of body has all the advantages of the enclosed limousine type of body additional advantages of being able to open. We will, however, discuss this at the next Sales Conference. With regard to the all-weather by Barker, we have only said Conduit Steet as something to allot it to - not necessarily fixed. We can decide what to do with it when it is ready. We certainly do not intend keeping it about Conduit St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} We will advise you as to when this will be ready. C. | ||