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).
Cost negotiation sheet for various car body panels and tooling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\2\ scan0170 | |
| Date | 10th March 1939 | |
| Handwritten note: Park Ward NAME. PART OFF. TOOLS. REMARKS. Scuttle £2. 10. 4. 180. 0. 0. Tool costs O.K. Previous quotation of £2. 3. 0. should remain as we had no notification from you that an extra charge would be made Panel. Dash Extn. 12. 8. 37. 5. 0. We agree the extracost of 2/5 part off, but cannot see why £12 extra tool cost is chargeable. Pr Door Rocker £1.15. 6. 455. 0. 0. Agreed. Panels & Bottom Sides. Pr.Front Door 2. 7. 2. 349. 0. 0. Agreed, but should like to put on record that we consider tool charge is excessive. Panels.Alumn. Front Door 2. 11. 4. 339. 0. 0. Cannot agree with extra charge as first cost should cover additional work. Would agree £2. 8. 0. and £278. 0. 0. as quoted 10.3.39. Int: Panels. Pr.Rear Door 2. 4. 0. 333. 0. 0. Agreed but should like to put on record that we consider tool charge is excessive. Panels.Alu: Rear Door Int. 2. 7. 6. 247. 0. 0. Cannot agree with extra charges as first cost should cover additional Work. Would agree £2. 4. 6. and £229. 0. 0. as quoted 10.3.39. Panels. Tonneau 10. 19. 11. 704. 0. 0. Agreed. Rear Lid{A. J. Lidsey} 13. 8. 22. 0. 0. Part off Price.O.K. but do not agree additional £15. tools. This should be £7. 0. 0. as per revised quote. Rather peculiar that the £15. extra brings price back to that originally quoted before we asked you to revise the item. Panel. Rear Lid{A. J. Lidsey} Int: 11. 4. 240. 0. 0. Agreed. Panel. Wheel Arch 2. 11. 10. 379. 11. 0. Agree part off price with additional 6/11d pr.{Percy H. Rose} but cannot agree £25. 11. 0. for tools. This tool price should be £354. We also agree the saving of 10d per pair, but it was understood that this price should be 10d each side. Panel. Rear Floor 2. 1. 9. 304. 0. 0. Agreed. Assembly. Rear Floor Tunnel (struck through) | ||