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).
Confirming the policy for fitting dashboards to experimental B.5, B.50, and Silver Wraith models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0278 | |
| Date | 6th December 1938 | |
| To De... from Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} c. BY/NS.{Norman Scott} 1021 Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}20/N.6.12.38. Re: Dashboards for B.5. B.50 and Silver Wraith. We wish to confirm the policy which has been settled regarding the dashboards to be fitted to the experimental cars in the course of construction. For 10.B.5. 3.B.50 and 30.G.VII, we have instructed a new sloping dashboard to PD.309 and PD.315, and the bodies are being made accordingly. Every effort is being made to get the necessary details into the shops to enable the chassis for the above cars to be provided with this dashboard, prior to them being sent to Messrs.Park Ward, where they [are] due either late this year or early in January of next year. The chassis of 2.B.50 which is due to leave any day has the original sheet/metal dashboard with the latest silent bloc mounting, and the body has been prepared accordingly. With respect to 11.B.5. 12.B.5. and 14.B.5. these chassis should be prepared with the original sheet metal dashboard, equipped with the silent bloc mounting recently instructed. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||