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 Ford Motor Company regarding the loan of a 'V-8' model for testing, with handwritten notes outlining the required tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\3\ scan0096 | |
| Date | 28th June 1938 | |
| Handwritten notes: WALLER. noted. g.w. WE WANT TO GET 'DYNO', WINDAGE, LAP SPEEDS OF THIS CAR. Wystu [signature] 1060 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [initials] Ailee [signature] Printed Letterhead: Ford Motor Company, Ltd. DAGENHAM, ESSEX. 28 June 1938 A-1 W A Robotham Esq Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited DERBY Dear Mr Robotham: In reply to your further letter of the 24th instant, we shall be pleased to loan you one of our latest model 'V-8' cars for your tests. We propose that this shall be one of our demonstrator models with the requisite number of miles on the speedometer to ensure it being properly "run in". However, as we are putting new cars into service for the new licensing period commencing July 1st it will probably be about ten days before we can get the car to you. In these circumstances, I hope you will not mind the unavoidable few days delay? Yours sincerely FORD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED [Signature of A R Smith] General Manager ARS:H TELEPHONE: RAINHAM 3000. TELEGRAMS: FORDMOTOR, TELEX, DAGENHAM. | ||