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 advising a customer on the low wartime valuation of a Wraith car, recommending to store it until the war ends.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\5\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 15th December 1940 | |
| Customers cars gen! 261(3) Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/ML. 15.12.40. E.Brown,Esq., Islington Lodge, King's Lynn, NORFOLK. Dear Eric, Thank you for your letter. There is no doubt whatever that the price offered to you by Jack Barclay for your father's Wraith is ludicrously low. Actually, Barclay has at present three Wraith cars which he is listing £1,975; £1,650; and £1,575 respectively. The trouble is that in war-time everyone is frightened to drive about in a Rolls Royce car, hence the price is artificially low. My strong recommendation is to store the car until the end of the war, when you will get a fair price. Yours sincerely, | ||