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).
Request to arrange payment of £165 for a Vauxhall 10 HP car for the Experimental Department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\4\ scan0204 | |
| Date | 27th April 1940 | |
| G/WFH 1097 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson}1/JL. 27. 4. 40. BRITISH & COLONIAL MOTORS LTD. 140, LONG Acre, LONDON,W.C.2. Can you please arrange to have a cheque for £165. sent to the above firm on Monday next in payment for a Vauxhall 10 h.p. Car which Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} has bought in connection with development work for the Experimental Dept. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has agreed to the purchase at the above mentioned figure. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} has already signed the order form, and it has gone back to London with the representative from the above firm. Please address your letter for the attention of Mr. J.B.Donaldson. AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson} | ||