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Acquisition of a Lincoln Zephyr car for trial purposes in exchange for an experimental car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 127\2\  scan0053
Date  23th June 1938
  
1077

W/S. {Derby Works / Sales}
H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} from Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 9/R.23.6.38.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} has handed me your letter MK7/ML.17.6.38. referring to the Lincoln Zephyr car. We should very much like to get hold of one of these cars for trial. To get a thorough figure of merit for it, we should require it for two days. If you know of any customer with such a car, who is philanthropically inclined to Rolls-Royce Ltd., possibly you might ask him if he would loan us his Lincoln Zephyr in exchange for an experimental car.

I have tried the Lincoln Zephyr agents and they have not one to spare.

Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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