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).
Progress and challenges of fitting a 20 HP Barkerlite body for Mr. Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\2\ 02-page168 | |
| Date | 17th July 1928 | |
| X5830 PER BAG. S/W. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (Copy to Derby). S.c1/W/17.7.28. Re: 20 HP. Barkerlite for Mr. Royce. Replying to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG 16.7.28. I understand Barker's say it is quite impossible to have this body ready by the date mentioned. We have not really been handling this matter; when Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} first asked us to help him to try and find a body, we were successful in doing so almost immediately and after starting the thing going with him and Barker's, we left it to him to fix up all the details, because for one thing, we were in the dark in regard to alterations necessary on an existing body to fit India 3. We believe Barker's wrote fully to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} yesterday and we hear they are contending that they were kept waiting a week for a print to enable them to make the alterations to the back part of the body. We expect to hear that Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} is going to Barker's almost immediately to ascertain the best that can be done. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||