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 from Park Ward & Co. Ltd. regarding a potential information leak about a future 10 HP car programme.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\2\ scan0285 | |
| Date | 7th February 1941 | |
| DIRECTORS: A.{Mr Adams} F.{Mr Friese} SIDGREAVES R.{Sir Henry Royce} W. HARVEY-BAILEY F.{Mr Friese} C. HONEYMAN C. W. WARD G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} FALCONER W. S. PAGE TELEPHONE: WILLESDEN 2595 (5 LINES) TELEGRAMS: WARENPAR-WILLROAD-LONDON PARK WARD & CO LTD SHEET METAL AND WOOD WORK 473 HIGH ROAD WILLESDEN LONDON N.W.10 SPECIALISTS IN SHEET METAL WORK AND WOOD WORK FOR THE AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY APPROVED BY A.I.D. ON AIR MINISTRY, ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE LISTS YOUR REF. OUR REF. CWW/GC 7th February 1941. p to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, It occurs to me that you may be interested to know that when I had occasion to send one of my people to Bristol recently, in connection with an enquiry received from there, he was confronted with a request for information concerning the 10 h.p. car you propose to produce after the war. Fortunately for us the man I sent knew nothing whatever about your future programme, but the man who questioned him seemed to know that you had in mind producing a 10 h.p. car with a 4 cylinder engine. He volunteered the information that the chassis was going to be manufactured at Crewe. I am bringing this matter to your notice now, because of unfortunate past experience, when it was rather suggested by certain people that Park Ward & Co., were the responsible party who gave away what we knew were closely guarded secrets of your future plans. Yours sincerely, | ||