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).
Hooper fixed head Cabriolet body, including colour scheme and fitting timeline.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan323 | |
| Date | 25th May 1927 | |
| RECEIVED MAY 25 1927 HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X5770 S/W {Sales / Derby Works} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C5/C25.5.27 Re 20 h.p. for R. {Sir Henry Royce} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG23.5.27 ----- We note that R. {Sir Henry Royce} has decided to take the Hooper fixed head Cabriolet fitted on a sub-frame. This has buff panels to the body, black top and wings, and it is proposed that the bonnet should be black; it has leather upholstery. The body can be mounted on the car and the car ready in three weeks after receipt of the chassis. C. | ||