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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).
Car sales figures for North America in 1936 and early 1937.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 142\3\  scan0114
Date  27th January 1937
  
COPY. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Its.

S/W - Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
GRY{Shadwell Grylls}-

C8/C.27.1.37.
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I think you might be interested to know that during 1936 and the 3 weeks of this year we have sold in America 20 Phantom III's to U.S.A. and 4 to Canada.

During the same period we have sold 6 25/30's and 5 Bentley's in the United States and 1 of each in Canada.

So that in roughly a year 37 Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars or chassis have been sold - this during a time when the Sales organisation there was at a very low ebb, as you know, owing to the final winding up of the American Company and subsequent taking over in quite a small way of the agency by Inskip.

I thought you might be interested, as it shows there is still a small market, but a very useful one, for expensive cars.


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