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 collection and fitting of an experimental 25HP Enclosed Drive Limousine body.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img122 | |
Date | 23th March 1932 | |
HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M23.3.32. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BI. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} x5830. 25HP. ENCLOSED DRIVE LIMOUSINE - WIDE FRAME EXPERIMENT. WE wired you today as follows: "PLEASE COLLECT PARK WARD BODY THURSDAY NOON CERTAIN," and hope you will be able to take delivery as arranged, for Park Wards have worked overtime, and all the weekend, to finish before Easter. The writer would like to come to Derby to assist in the mounting of the body, and would be glad if you could inform him a day beforehand when this will actually take place. This will enable him to explain to your staff any of the special features in connection with the mounting, and to see any faults in the fit of the body, so that we may avoid them on the second and third bodies. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} P.S. We apologise for suggesting that it would be a fitting gesture if you sent Mr. Park a little note of appreciation of his efforts. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||