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).
Instruction specifying the use of the Universal Type subframe for the Continental car.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\U\2January1930-September1930\ Scan088 | |
| Date | 28th April 1930 | |
| TO EE. FROM EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Secret. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}6/28.4.30. COPY TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RE SUBFRAME FOR CONTINENTAL CAR. ORIGINAL X 7120. X 7380. The Subframe for this car is to be of the Universal Type as already instructed. Since this car is having a standard cast dash, and not a widened dash, the scuttle armature stiffeners, the armature brackets, and the toe-in of the front end of the subframe should be like those of the standard subframe, and no design will will be sent to you. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||