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 coachbuilders Hooper & Co. advising of a delay in the completion of a car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\3\ 03-page327 | |
| Date | 11th April 1935 | |
| +500a HOOPER & CO. (Coachbuilders) Ltd AGENTS FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS LARGE & SMALL. NEW WORKS: Western Avenue, Acton, W.3. adjoining Park Royal Tube Station. TELEPHONE, ACORN 0137-8. Motor Body Builders and Coachbuilders to HIS MAJESTY THE KING. BY APPOINTMENT HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. BY ROYAL WARRANT OF APPOINTMENT H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. BY APPOINTMENT H.I.M. THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. BY APPOINTMENT H.M. THE KING OF SWEDEN. BY APPOINTMENT H.I.M. THE SHAH OF PERSIA. BY APPOINTMENT H.M. THE KING OF EGYPT. BY APPOINTMENT HEAD OFFICE & SHOW ROOMS: 54, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} JAMES'S STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON, S.W.1. COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. YOUR REFERENCE Ha/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}18/KW OUR REFERENCE TC/JHM. 11th April, 1935 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs; Re 21-G-4. We are afraid that it is quite impossible to complete this car for your use on Saturday morning. So far as we are able to judge it will be Tuesday evening the 16th instant before our work is completed and it is ready to hand over to you. We trust that this delay will not cause you serious inconvenience. We are, Yours faithfully, HOOPER & CO (Coachbuilders) LTD., T.Cerplatt | ||