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 responding to an enquiry about the mileage at which Bedford lorries require reboring.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\3\ scan0064 | |
| Date | 18th March 1940 | |
| Telephone:- 200 Connah's Quay Telegrams:- Summers, Chester. Shotton, Chester. 18th March 1940. Dear Bill, Thank you for your letter of the 14th, which only reached me this morning. I have made enquiries, and find that our Bedford lorries have required reboring at between 30/40,000 miles. I am afraid I am unable to give you information as regards other concerns, as I understand there are very few Bedfords used in this part of the country. Yours sincerely, Richard. W.A. Robotham Esq., Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y . | ||