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).
Developing an all-steel body, proposing the use of the Bentley chassis and to study the Cadillac.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0266 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1934 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. to WDR. c.c. to LBS. c.c. to C. c.c. to CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} c.c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. to EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X 204 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/KW. 2.5.34. ALL STEEL BODIES. We agree with Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} that as the Bentley chassis is the most up-to-date it would be the most useful car on which to build the all-steel body. We think that an examination of the Cadillac will give us more information before we start on the job. We certainly agree that one useful experiment would be to make in steel the whole of those parts common to every body of a particular chassis, as being a means of getting improvement on to the standard production. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ths. | ||