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).
Internal memorandum discussing an order for a Close Coupled All-Weather body, including specific modifications and delivery timelines.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan017 | |
| Date | 2nd January 1929 | |
| to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} copy to EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/TP:2.1.29. RE CLOSE COUPLED ALL-WEATHER. X5530 X5770 X5380 16.G.4. We placed an order for the above body with Messrs Barker & Co. on Thursday last, leaving with them all the necessary designs. They will be ready to start building by the latter part of next week, and will want the subframe. We agree that we want the central cross-member moved to a distance of 31.500ins. from the rear axle to suit this special body, and are pleased to hear that you can arrange for this. Also we are able to say that no sheet metal heel-board crossmember will be required. A special one will be made to suit the body by the coachbuilders. If they can have the subframe by next weekend they will aim at giving delivery by the end of the third week in February. As this is the first body of its kind to be constructed, and as it is for "R's" use at W.W. next Summer, we do not want to be tied to this date too rigidly. We presume that you will agree with us that, although there may be a change in policy with respect to the introduction of the new "Twenty", we still need this car, for two reasons. (1) Mr Royce want a body like this next Summer. (2) We have still none too much time at our disposal to perfect India 4. although the programme be delayed. We used these arguments to Sales consent. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||