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).
Letter providing feedback on a Phantom III and suggesting specifications for a new Bentley model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0238 | |
| Date | 10th January 1938 | |
| 261a' TELEGRAMS: SUMMERS, CHESTER. TELEPHONE 200 CONNAH'S QUAY (10 LINES) JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED, CORRUGATED AND PLAIN STEEL SHEETS, &c. LONDON OFFICE: 34 LIME STREET, E.C. GLOBE IRON WORKS, STALYBRIDGE. LIVERPOOL OFFICE: 14 CHAPEL STREET. MANCHESTER OFFICE: 33 BRAZENNOSE STREET. ALL QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ARE SUBJECT TO REPLY BY RETURN OF POST. REFERENCE R.F.S./C. Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. 10th January, 1938. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls Royce, Ltd., D E R B Y . Dear Bill, Thank you for your letter of the 7th. I gather that London have sent you a copy of my remarks about the Phantom lll. Actually the Demonstration car was not big, it would just take four people or five at a squeeze. Nevertheless I have no building large enough to house it, and every time you fill the petrol tank it is a question of getting permission from the Bank. I can only repeat that I should like a car the size of the Bentley with the performance of the Phantom lll. You should increase the engine to 5 litres, put on independent front wheel springing and Phantom brakes and leave everything else as it is. I should be obliged if you would let me know when such a car is available. I also think that at the price charged for Rolls Royce products, small-detail conveniences such as defrosters and car heaters, which are normally included on cheap American cars, might with advantage be thrown in. Did Heywood tell you that I had an involuntary stop on the Bentley on New Year's Day owing to faulty design? He told me that the damaged part was being sent to the Design Department, whether this is the truth or merely to keep me quiet I do not know. Incidentally the Christmas Card which you sent us was | ||