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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).
Rationalisation of coachbuilding practices, including body types and wheelbases.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 117\2\  scan0266
Date  29th March 1940 guessed
  
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Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/ML.

You may also have some suggestions
as to how our ideas can be better translated into
steel coachbuilding practice.

The other matter requiring
your attention is the rationalisation of 4 light
and 6 light custom built bodies with divisions.

We are proposing at the moment
to cut out the 10' 10" wheel base from our range
and have all bodies larger than the B.V. bodies
built on 11' 1".

If you and Giles will carefully
consider how pieces of these 2 types of body can be
made interchangeable and whether advantage can be
taken of any of the pressings off the B.V. tools
we might get Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} to agree to your making a
rationalised custom built body experimentally
which would incorporate the maximum amount of
interchangeability and cost reduction.

Yours sincerely,
  
  


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