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).
Night letter cablegram requesting technical information and opinions on competitor vehicles like Packard and Zephyr.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\4\ img079 | |
| Date | 30th November 1935 | |
| USA 30.11.35. NIGHT LETTER CABLEGRAM Grylls, HOTEL-BOOK-CADILLAC, DETROIT,MICHIGAN, U.S.A. WE WANT TECHNICAL INFORMATION REGARDING EIGHTS AND TWELVES NOT EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION. WHY IS ZEPHYR ROUGH AND PACKARD TWELVE SMOOTH ? HAS BODY MOUNTING ANYTHING TO DO WITH ELIMINATION OF TYRE NOISE ? ROBOTHAM. | ||