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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).
List of vehicle models with their respective drawing numbers and body construction details.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\2\  scan0127
Date  21th October 1941
  
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B.V. Models.

7.B.V. (1.B.5). R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}20. - All metal construction.

8.B.V. (2.B.5). R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}95 - All metal construction.

9.B.V. (3.B.5). R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}206 - All metal construction.

10.B.V. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}331 - Coupe.

11.B.V. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}327 - Wood & Alum construction.

12.B.V. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}302 - All metal construction.

The above are all four door saloons except of course the Coupe. There should be full scale P.W. drawings of them all, except 9.B.V. which may have been produced from the 8.B.5. full scale drawing.

B.50. Models.

1.B.50. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}108 - All metal construction.

2.B.50. R.R. drawing (none) - All metal construction.

3.B.50. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}303 - Wood & Alum construction.

4.B.50.(Cresta) R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}371 - Wood & Alum construction.

There should be full scale P.W. drawings of all the B.50. models.

R.R. Models.

30.G.VII. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}298 (Limousine) Wood & Alum construction.

31.G.VII. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}447 (Limousine) ordered in wood and Alum. afterwards altered to be a replica of 30.G.VII. but for Lt. hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} steering. By verbally instructed the body to be made of all metal construction.

32.G.VII. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}448 (Limousine) ordered in wood and alum. By verbally instructed this body to be of all steel construction. This Body was subsequently held up.

33.G.VII. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}463. 4 door saloon with division. Wood and alum. construction.

Silver Ripple. 1.R.1. R.R. drawing FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}416 Wood and alum construction.

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