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).
Body programme and drawings for the Myth and Silver Dawn models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\2\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 24th September 1940 | |
| 1030 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} The Myth Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}18/ML.24.9.40. 704 re BODY PROGRAMME. Confirming our talk with you yesterday, we should like a full-size, front elevation drawing of the Myth with the Rolls Royce radiator, so that we can judge the effect of a large amount of tumble-home, viewed from the front. We should like to follow this with an overlay showing the side elevation of the Myth with the Rolls Royce radiator you have already drawn but with the radiator and bonnet shortened two inches. Before you start this drawing, Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} should be able to say quite definitely whether it is permissible to reduce the front length by two inches. The third full-size drawing we want is a side elevation of the 6-light body with Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}'s Silver Dawn front. Into the Myth body you have already drawn we should like you to put a rear passenger and make sure that his feet can be comfortably accomodated below the front seat. We have also asked you to show our model luggage in the boot. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||