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 providing instructions for a car run, enquiring about modifications, and addressing personal accounts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\5\ scan0090 | |
| Date | 22th February 1939 | |
| 400b B.H.Rose. Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}19/JH.22.2.39. S.B.V. Bentley. Thank you for your reports up to 21.2.39. Will you please be at the Showrooms, Avenue George V, with the car at midday on Monday next, February 27th. and have it in fit condition for an extended run by Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Cr.{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} will give you further instructions when you get to show room. You will probably be returning to Chateauroux on Wednesday evening February 29th. There are at Chateauroux a pair of 'Fix-a-Toit' for carrying articles on the roof of the car. Will you please fit these for use during the proposed run. We have not heard any remarks from you regarding the smell of exhaust which used to enter the body or whether you have tried the tail pipe modifications. The following items appear on this weeks accounts. Laundry bill Martindale 10.1.39. 31.90 Laundry bill Hardy do 31.45 They both tell me that they had no washing done. On the other hand I left a large supply which is still out there. Will you please investigate the matter. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||