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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).
Secret memo regarding the handover of a Wraith car for mileage testing before its introduction.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\2\  scan0119
Date  6th July 1938
  
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SECRET.

W/S.
Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.6.7.38.

With reference to Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}6/KW.4.7.38., in view of the difficulties attendant upon handing over a Wraith car to Sales' Dept. and the importance of getting some mileage on Wraith cars prior to their introduction, we have arranged with Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} to run the car which we propose to hand over to Sales to and from Crewe for transport until you are ready for it.

The body has been renovated by Sanderson & Holmes, but some work will almost certainly be required on it later, but, at the moment, we believe it is more important to get running experience.

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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