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).
Customer complaint about the 'U.S.A.' branding on a car's ammeter, urging for a British-made replacement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\5\ img037 | |
| Date | 10th December 1925 | |
| COPY. Westleigh, Acocks Green, Birmingham. Dec. 10, 1925. Messrs. Geo. Heath Ltd. Gentlemen, Re Rolls 20 just ordered by me. On my present Rolls I have continuously the words U.S.A. in front of me. I see everywhere Buy British Goods, and the letters are to me annoying. Surely the first and foremost car makers in England should be able to afford to buy a British made ammeter. I can hardly believe the Directors of Rolls-Royce Ltd. are responsible for this. In any case I trust my new Rolls will not have the letters U.S.A. prominent on the dash. Yours faithfully, (Sgd.) C.A. Hyde. | ||