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 from Lincoln Cars Limited declining a request for a Lincoln-Zephyr for full throttle testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\2\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 22th June 1938 | |
| 1077. TELEPHONE: EALING 4506-8 TELEGRAMS: LINZEPH, BRENTFORD DIRECTORS: RT. HON. LORD PERRY, K.B.E., LL.D. SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL, M.B.E. PLEASE ADDRESS COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPANY IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE NO. LINCOLN CARS LIMITED. SOLE CONCESSIONAIRES IN GT. BRITAIN FOR LINCOLN AND LINCOLN ZEPHYR CARS. GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD, MIDDLESEX. AHB EAR 22 June 1938 W A Robotham Esq Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd Derby Dear Sir see file 1065. Mr A R Smith of Ford Motor Co Ltd has forwarded to us your letter of the 20th instant regarding the use of a Lincoln-Zephyr for full throttle tests. We very much regret to advise you, however, that apart from new cars we only have a few in use by our own salesmen for demonstration purposes, and these are so fully occupied at the moment that we very much regret we cannot place one at your disposal. Yours faithfully LINCOLN CARS LIMITED DH{D. Henderson - Showroom} Black Manager Lincoln Zephyr V/12 | ||