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 | ||