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).
Letter providing finishing specifications for a 20/25 Wide Frame Experiment Four Door Saloon.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\2\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 23th May 1932 | |
| Copy to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Copy to HH. x293.LID{A. J. Lidsey} RECEIVED 1932 MAY 25 XXXXXX "CAMACHAHenry Royce's office in West Wittering", WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town. CHICHESTER. 23rd. May 1932. Messrs Park Ward & Co. Ltd. 473 High Rd. WILLESDEN. N. W. 10. Dear Sirs, 20/25. WIDE FRAME EXPERIMENT. FOUR DOOR SALOON. Will you please note that we wish this body to be finished as follows: (1) BODY, WINGS, & CHASSIS. All black, with a fine broken white line on the waist moulding. (2) SEATS. To be in brown furniture hide with suitable fawn headcloth, and carpet. We suggest you use those normally fitted to our stock saloons. (3) FINISHERS. To be in walnut. (4) DOOR & WINDOW LIFT HANDLES. We wish you to use normal door and window lift handles such as adopted for the stock saloons. In fact, the stock saloon should act as a guide. We have yet to send you particulars of the instrument board and the arrangement of the instruments. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS ROYCE LTD. (DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}) | ||