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).
Design review of a car, praising its shape and modifications but noting a safety issue with the doors.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\U\2January1930-September1930\ Scan221 | |
| Date | 19th July 1930 | |
| S.G. FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. to LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} BV. C. to WOK. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2nd. L.H. P. 2. R6/M19.7.30. ORIGINAL This appears to be the best car that has ever been brought to WW., which as a full size car was remarkably small in appearance owing to its good shape. We think there is great credit due to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} for his modifications to radiator, bonnet, body shape, and instrument board. We hope the model will be reproduced, as we think from an owner driver point of view it is nearly ideal for so large a car. It will be remembered that it has a Park Ward on our improved underframe, which gives a 1" lower floor at the back, a feature that seems extremely important owing to the occasional seats being on a lower floor, and therefore not asking for the roof to be so high. In fact, from the short acquaintance I had with the car I thought there was only one feature that I did not like, namely, the bottom end of the leading doors stuck out a long way when open, and were very liable to cause trouble in hurting ones shins, especially in London streets. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} informs me that this has been modified in the Biarritz car. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [STAMP: RECEIVED 22 JUL 1930] | ||