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).
Visit to coachbuilders Park Ward & Co. regarding bodywork on an All Steel Bentley and an Enclosed Limousine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\3\ scan0035 | |
| Date | 28th July 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c.c. Pe. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} X204 E/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/HP.28.7.36. re Visit to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Willesden. July 22nd 1936. We visited the above works on Wednesday last. All Steel Bentley. They had received the design of wider bonnet and dash and work on the body is going ahead. The body was in the course of being framed up. Certain modifications to the Specification requested by Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} and Park Ward Ltd. were agreed to provided the latter would confirm them in writing to ourselves at Derby. Enclosed Limousine 38-EX. We handed them the design of the wider bonnet and dash so work on this body can now go ahead without delay. The body is in the course of being panelled. E/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||