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).
Progress report on experimental coachwork for various car models and chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page024 | |
| Date | 9th December 1925 | |
| X.5830 Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/9.12.25. PROGRESS OF EXPL: COACHWORK. 18830 40/50. 7-EX all-weather for E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} We take delivery on Saturday. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} will take car to WW. Will Derby please arrange for driver Dodd to take the car from here with luggage on Tues. next. Hooper Enclosed limousine on 9-PK. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} will test this car on Fri. 11th. inst. If O.K. will inform you that you can collect. Barker Cab.de Ville for EAC.1. Barkers are already at work on this and are completing a body and a set of rings without a chassis. 10-EX sports car. We await this car to commence work on the wings and screen. We see from your H&S/LGS.12.25 that the chassis is as we expected. We shall not need the side wheel carriers. It will be necessary for us to send you a scheme of dipping headlamps to suit this car due to the special wings. We will do this in the course of a few days. 20 HP. chassis. 10-G3 Barker cab.de ville. Car completed and complaints re. the floor attended to. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} will test this car on Friday and if it is OK. will advise you when you can collect. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||