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).
Confirming details about the weight and collection of a car body from Park Ward & Co.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 112\2\ scan0019 | |
Date | 2nd May 1938 | |
Handwritten: Copy to.. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} at W. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} only 3 cwts out. What if they are the Same about weight of the bodies. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 804 Typed: Body For 1-B.50. Confirming 'phone talk with your office this afternoon, Park Ward & Co., say they estimate this body complete will weigh about 9 1/2 cwts. This sounds rather on the light side to us but Park Ward & Co., think it will not prove far out. The body will be ready for collection on Saturday morning and Park Ward are anxious to know when you will send for it. Please let us know what we may tell them. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||