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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).
Response to a suggestion about body booming on car 2300, explaining why it's not possible due to construction differences.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 3\1\  01-page105
Date  1st December 1913
  
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,
NIGHTINGALE ROAD,
DERBY.
TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY.
TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines).

Names and Indicating letter.
A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
Ba Mr. BARRINGTON
B Mr. BEREND
Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT
C Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
Co Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX
D Mr. DELOOZE
Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY
E Mr. ELLIOTT
F FRIESE
G A.{Mr Adams} GNAPP
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY
J Mr. JOHNSON
JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr JOHNSON's Secretary
K Mr. KILNER
Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
FN Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON
EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD
R Mr. ROBINSON
R Mr. ROYCE
RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
S SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} SPINNEY
Vj VIENNA
Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS
Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD

[STAMP: W.M. RECEIVED DEC 20 XII 1913]

Re Body Booming X971

Wr. Hby 1/B11213. Dec 1st 1913

With reference to your WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SMY/11213, and Mr Spinney's suggestion, it is not possible to carry out Mr Spinney's suggestion, on the body of 2300 car, as the body is of quite different construction to the kind of body to which Mr Spinney refers.

The roof is not made of wood, but is of sheet metal, lined with cloth, and stiffened by wood battens. Also the back panels and part of the quarter panels, are made of leather, tightly stretched.

The booming on this particular car, appears to be chiefly created by these leather panels and not by the roof.

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This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers.
  
  


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