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).
Continued correspondence regarding car body specifications for ventilators, floorboards and windscreens.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\1\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 13th September 1924 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- of side and top ventilators as fitted to their cars. Immediately they arrive they will be despatched to Barkers. Should however they have not arrived by the time Barkers wish to cut the scuttles, we suggest that they should fit a set of their own, but we would very much like to see the American type fitted. We hope they will be to hand in a fortnight, but this may be too late. (6) We notice that you have remarked in your letter to Barkers that no carpet will be required on the front floorboard. We presume however that a fibre mat will be fitted. (7) No Auster windscreen is called for on the drawing but if we can find a windscreen of such a type that when shut down the whole back of the car can be covered with a tonneau cover, we think such a screen should be fitted. Probably you could let us have some particulars of screens suitable. One feels that in a fast car the back passengers need some protection. A similar set of remarks would apply to the body shewn on N.Sch.1829. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||