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 and development of new bodies for the experimental B.III chassis with coachbuilder Park Ward & Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0136 | |
| Date | 15th August 1938 | |
| Secret SW Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to..Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to..Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to..Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}17/AH.15.8.38. ---- / 4049. Body for next B.III Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/R.13.8.38. --- Just before he commenced his holiday, Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} told us you will shortly be requiring further bodies for Experimental B.III Chassis and that one of the bodies should be a Drop-Head Coupe. To his instructions we asked Park Ward & Co., to prepare designs of both Saloons and Drop-Head Coupes. We specified there should be no running boards and asked the coachbuilders to work out alternative treatments of the luggage lockers. Since then we have had several discussions with them and have seen preliminary sketches. It is hoped the finished designs will be available at the end of this week when we will send you copies. In the meantime Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}9/N.13.8.38 has come to hand together with the prints mentioned therein, and we are handing the latter to Park Ward & Co., so they can modify their dummy chassis as necessary and take preliminary steps to set up a full size drawing. We will endeavour to obtain a copy of "Automotive Industries" dated 30.7.38 as we shall be interested in what they have to say about the Cadillac. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} | ||