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).
Inquiry about purchasing an Opel Kapitan with a specific rubber-insulated front suspension.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0300 | |
| Date | 30th May 1940 | |
| 1305 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/JMS.30.5.40. We are interested in getting hold of an Opel Kapitan with front suspension insulated by rubber from the bath tub. We shall be glad if you will find whether any such orders are available in London and if so, what price. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||