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 from coachbuilders Park Ward & Co Ltd acknowledging receipt of a mock-up chassis and discussing subsequent parts and fitting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\1\ scan0184 | |
| Date | 1st March 1939 | |
| 404- PARK WARD & CO LTD COACHBUILDERS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE CARS (SHOWROOMS - 40 CONDUIT STREET) 473 HIGH ROAD, WILLESDEN LONDON N W 10 DIRECTORS: A.T.ROBERTS W.M.PARK C.W.WARD W.C.THORNE J.A.FALCONER C.A C.FALCONER W.S.PAGE TELEPHONE WILLESDEN 2595 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS WARENPAR WILLROAD-LONDON PLEA QUOTE FOLLOWING REF. CWW/MP B.303. Your ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}5/JH. 1st. March, 1939. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. Dodd. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 27th. ult., advising us of the despatch of 10.B.5. Mock-Up chassis, which was safely received at our Works yesterday. We are pleased to note that you are arranging to send down a fitter to assemble the bonnet rest plates and to fit longer radiator to wing support tubes. We have noted also that the sheet metal centre floorboard will be sent to us at a later date, and no doubt you will kindly arrange for this to be in our possession at your earliest convenience. Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO.LTD. [Signature] DIRECTOR [Handwritten notes:] noted FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} FILE | ||