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).
Invitation from Wolseley Motors Ltd to view and test Cotal gearbox components and activities.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0166 | |
| Date | 9th February 1940 | |
| 1153. TELEPHONE: BIRMINGHAM EAST 1501 (AFTER 7 P.M AND WEEKENDS EAST 1271) TELEGRAMS: "EXACTITUDE", TELEX, BIRMINGHAM. TELEX TELEPHONE: EAST TELEX 0404. CODES: BENTLEY'S, BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE. Wolseley Motors Ltd PROPRIETORS:- MORRIS MOTORS LTD. TRADE (WOLSELEY) MARK VISCOUNT NUFFIELD CHAIRMAN OLIVER BODEN, O.B.E. VICE-CHAIRMAN W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} W. THOMAS MANAGING DIRECTOR Ward End, Birmingham, 8 YOUR REF: OUR REF: WMWT/NS.{Norman Scott} 9th February, 1940. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, Now that we have doffed our chains and, in their centres anyway, most of our roads are reasonable again, would you care to make another appointment to come and see our Cotal activities? Practically any day will suit me, but if I am not here arrangements are all ready for you to:- (a) Drive a car fitted with a Cotal box, (b) Examine its component parts, (c) Inspect the methods by which it is tested, and (d) See rather an interesting remote-control marine reverse gear running on the bed. Yours sincerely, W.M.W Thomas. Managing Director. | ||