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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).
Letter from 'The Autocar' magazine regarding a visit cancellation and an article about a car's successful hour run.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 160\3\  scan0256
Date  16th February 1939
  
1379

The Autocar
The Leading Motoring Journal
PROPRIETORS: ILIFFE & SONS LTD.

Telegrams:
AUTOCARS. SEDIST. LONDON
AUTOPRESS. BIRMINGHAM.
AUTOCAR. COVENTRY.
ILIFFE. MANCHESTER.
ILIFFE. GLASGOW.

Telephones:
LONDON. WATERLOO 3333 (50 LINES)
BIRMINGHAM. MIDLAND 2971 (4 LINES)
COVENTRY 5210
MANCHESTER BLACKFRIARS 4412 (4 LINES.)
GLASGOW. CENTRAL 4857.

IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE
REF. A/JFD/MW.

BIRMINGHAM: GUILDHALL BUILDINGS NAVIGATION STREET
COVENTRY: 8-10. CORPORATION STREET
MANCHESTER: 260. DEANSGATE, 3
GLASGOW: 26B. RENFIELD STREET, C.2.

Dorset House,
Stamford Street,
London, S.E.1.

16th February, 1939.

[Handwritten initials: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}]

W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq.,
Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd.,
Derby.

Dear Mr. Robotham,

I am disappointed to say that I shall not be able to get up to Derby this week, as one or two things have cropped up here which prevent me leaving the office. Is there any possibility of the car still being at the works on, say, next Wednesday?

I was pleased to see that the car duly completed its hour run under A.C.F. observation, and this has been noted in THE AUTOCAR of February 17th (page 282), in which my article also appears (page 260). I am having a copy of the issue sent to you under separate cover.

Yours sincerely,

John Dugdale
  
  


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