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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).
Cablegram from Robotham detailing performance and teething troubles with clutches and steering, and a request for Spectre radiator matrix dimensions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\1\  img209
Date  5th February 1934
  
Form No. 6.
WESTERN UNION
(THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY)
CABLEGRAM
ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.
BIRMINGHAM
1, BROAD ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHAMBERS
TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2864.
TELEX: CENTRAL 2650.
1934 FEB 5 AM 9 54

SECOND BM13 NLT ROY{Sir Henry Royce} 37

PERFORMANCE FOR SIXHUNDRED DOLLARS WORTH INVESTIGATING STOP
BIG CARS REVERTING TO MECHANICALLY EFFICIENT SINGLE PLATE
CLUTCHES KNEE ACTION PROMISING BUT STILL SUFFERING FROM TEETHING
TROUBLES PARTICULARLY STEERING REMAINING DETROIT UNTIL FOURTEENTH
SEND DIMENSIONS SPECTRECodename for Phantom III RADIATOR MATRIX
ROBOTHAM
  
  


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