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).
Preferences for car coachwork, specifically a light saloon and a high-speed open Phantom.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page067 | |
| Date | 13th December 1926 | |
| To SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (X5830) RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}/M13.12.26. COACHWORK FOR RR. CARS. X.8830 X.5830 It is quite a mistake to suppose that I ordered any coachwork for RR. cars. If I had done so, I should expect to pay the bill. You will remember I have said all along that we as a Company should have a very light saloon body of a std. design to offer to buyers of 20 HP. RR. cars., something that would compete with the Weymann in weight, absence of top-heaviness, and silence. This is the type of car that I should like to have at WW. for general utility purposes. I say this to show you that my requirements are the requirements of a large number of reasonable people. At the same time if I were wealthy, I should like a really high speed open Phantom as my other car, for fine weather work, in the same way that Mr. Arthur Gibbs uses his grey Phantom. The open Phantom would have windscreen protection for both front and rear passengers. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||