Letter to the US office regarding American market preferences for the Phantom III and requesting industry information on trucks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\4\ scan0066 | |
| Date | 25th November 1939 | |
| ROLLS ROYCE LIMITED. DERBY. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/MH. {M. Huckerby} 25th. November, 1939. M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley, Esq., Rolls-Royce Incoporated, 2-251, General Motors Building, Detroit, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. Dear Olley, Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 13/mH {M. Huckerby} /1.2/39 Attached is a copy of a letter I have written to Inskip which is self-explanatory. Remembering that the American public are at present buying right hand drive Phantom III's at a perfectly outrageous price, do you think our suggestion for a left hand change if at the same time we give them a Left hand drive, will be quite unacceptable. We are relying upon you to give us all the latest 'low-down' with regard to the American automobile industry, and in particular should like details of the latest and most up to date truck specification with a view to purchasing the best existing model for our own edification. Yours sincerely, | ||
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).