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).
Requesting the creation of separate order numbers for coach work development to better track spending.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0307 | |
| Date | 8th February 1939 | |
| To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/CEP. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} γ 1021 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/MH.{M. Huckerby}8.2.39. ORDER NUMBERS FOR COACH WORK. In view of the fact that we are doing a lot more coach work development than previously, we want to separate the money spent on chassis and bodies on each particular car. We should be glad if you would arrange order numbers accordingly. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||