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).
The decision to cease using subframes in future car models and to inspect existing cars without them.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 14\8\ Scan326 | |
| Date | 17th June 1932 | |
| Y7380. To C. From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Re. SUBFRAMES. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}15/C.15.6.32. Any future cars we make will be made without subframes. Our recommendation is to leave off the subframe. We should like to send one of our men to London to try and examine the cars you have which have run without subframes. If we can come to a decision we can issue a Standardisation sheet to delete subframes on future 40/50. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||