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).
Arrangements for the collection and fitting of two Bensport bodies, a saloon and an open car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\1\ img243 | |
| Date | 19th December 1932 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL. E/19.12.32. COPY TO WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} T. RE BENSPORT BODIES. x2 73. x4 5-3. We are expecting the lorry to be here tomorrow morning to collect the saloon body for the first Bensport. All the modifications required by the mock-up chassis have been carried out and Messrs Park Ward & Co Ltd are ready to come up and mount the body as soon as they hear from you. I also propose to come up at the same time. The instruments for the instrument board are all made and will be sent to you direct by the makers before the end of the week. As previously stated we have left you to fit the instruments on the centre board as we have no particulars of the control to the shock dampers. We have arranged for the second body to be ready for you to collect on Friday morning, December 23rd. This is the open car. Will you please let us know whether you are sending the lorry at that time? The instruments for this car have been ordered and will be sent to you later by the makers as soon as we have designed the oil tank and can give them particulars of the oil level gauge markings. On this car we shall have grouped all of the instruments on the centre board into a patch with interior illumination. I handed over 26.G.4. to your driver at 2pm. today, 20.G.4. being delivered by me to Sir Henry on Saturday afternoon last. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} LID{A. J. Lidsey} See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Written at Park Ward + Co. | ||