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Customer complaint letter regarding faulty brakes on a Continental Phantom, chassis 80 MS.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\5\  Scan028
Date  12th February 1935
  
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
BYFLEET 223.
GRASMERE,
BYFLEET,
SURREY.
12th Feb 1935

Dear Mr Hives,

I understand from Mr Summers of Vickers(Aviation)Ltd that he mentioned the matter of the faulty brakes on my Continental Phantom, chassis 80 MS, to you.

I would consider it a great favour if, when next you are in this district, you would try this car yourself. I would also prefer to explain the case in detail to you personally rather than by letter.

Ever since the car was delivered, I have been compelled to complain about the brakes. I have usually directed these complaints to your Mr Abbott Anderson, who is the inspector for this district, without any material resultant improvement in their efficiency.

In no way do I wish this to be construed as a criticism of Mr Abbott Anderson.

When the car had done about nine thousand five hundred miles I took her to Derby, where the latest type brake drums
  
  
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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