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).
Clarifying a misunderstanding regarding the design of the First B.50 Body, specifically relating to the set-back boot.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\1\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 2nd August 1938 | |
| 804 Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} BY.30/G.2.8.38. FIRST B.50 BODY. I am afraid that what I said on Friday July 22nd. was misunderstood judging by Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}34/D.25.7.38. What I actually understood to be the case was the first drwg. as submitted to P.W. & Co. did not snow the set-back luggage boot, but this was noticed by Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} who drew Park Wards attention to the fact that we preferred to have a set back boot in order to get a high light at the finish of the body line proper, but when the body was produced they had overlooked Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}'s remark and produced the body to our original drawing. The drawing which I showed you was a later one, and in this we included the set-back boot and included a light line with the object of preventing any more bodies being produced like the first. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By | ||