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).
Strongly recommending a move to steel bodies over light alloy, and a research visit to the United States.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\1\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 14th November 1935 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X102/ Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/MJ.14.11.35. STEEL BODIES. We strongly recommend that if we go ahead with steel bodies which in my opinion we must - I have no faith in light alloy construction - you ought to insist that Ward makes a visit to the States. I believe it would be well worth while for Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} to go with him. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} see also File 264a correspondence 6/11/35 | ||