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).
Instructions on the colour choice for the body and hood of car 6 EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 183\M22\ img117 | |
| Date | 2nd August 1920 | |
| R- INSTRUCTS COLOUR FOR HIS NEW PARK WARD BODY FOR 6 EX ORIGINAL To C. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to CJ. " " SP.{Mr Spinney} " " HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RB{R. Bowen}/D/7/20. 2 AUG 1920 RECEIVED X3923 RE CAR 6 EX. We choose the Admiralty or battleship grey for this car. The shade of PN{Mr Northey}'s open trials car would please me. If the grey is dark as PN{Mr Northey}'s, which seems preferable, the whole can be one colour instead of grey and black. The grey should not be a blue-grey, or pink-grey, or green grey, as is sometimes used, but just a black and white grey. With regard to the hood, one thinks that a grey would be best for a grey car, but possibly if the car is a very dark grey, black would be used for the hood, as some shades of grey materials are very poor. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} AUG 2 1920 RECEIVED Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} AUG 2 1920 RECD. | ||