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).
Brief typed report on a competitor's car, commenting on its appearance versus poor performance.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\5\ Scan067 | |
Date | 23th January 1928 | |
-2- Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}2/W23.1.28. It is smart in appearance and takes the eye of most people, but the running of it is poor in the extreme. Anyone who suggested that this car was a competitor of the Rolls-Royce must have 'a bee in his bonnet'. Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} [Signature] | ||