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).
Design, sourcing, and features of a framed instrument panel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\3\ Scan181 | |
| Date | 5th February 1929 | |
| Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to EY. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4038 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/M5.2.29. X.7530 X.5830 RE. FRAMED PATCH OF INSTRUMENTS. X.4038 Thank you for your SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}17/M31.12.28. & SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}19/M29.1.29 re. the above. We were aware that a sample instrument board was in the showroom for 6 months. Mr. Munro denied having seen it, so did Mr. Penny. When last I saw them they wanted to buy one for Mr. Nutt's trials car. Messrs. Hoopers we believe are negotiating with the makers of our instruments with a view to producing a set of framed instruments of their own. We agree that the K.S. petrol gauge should be incorporated, and will arrange to do so as soon as it is standardised. We do not see the reason for fitting in the patch, under the glass, for interior illumination, any other than the instruments with dials which have to be read. The switchbox and starting carburetter are not instruments, but controls. We have agreed to using both 'Venetian Cream' dials with blacking lettering, or our standard black dial with white letters. We have instructed several slight improvements to the instrument board frame. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||