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).
Confidential letter regarding the specification for painting pressed steel wheels and the decision not to use a spare wheel cover.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 25th November 1938 | |
| c, Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 404 CONFIDENTIAL. 25th.November 1938. BY.27/N. Messrs.Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, London N.W.10. Dear Sirs, Re: 9.B.5. Wheels. The pressed steel wheels supplied with this chassis are the correct wheels, and should be painted blue to match the car, with synthetic enamel. We are not proposing to use a spare wheel cover on this car. Yours faithfully FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS. | ||