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 Ltd. regarding a visit to Dearborn and a potential order for a 12-cylinder Lincoln.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img018 | |
| Date | 8th December 1933 | |
| TELEPHONE REGENT 7272 TELEGRAMS. FORDMOTOR, PICCY, LONDON CABLES. FORDMOTOR, LONDON FORD MOTOR COMPANY LTD. LINCOLN CAR DEPARTMENT. 88 REGENT STREET, LONDON, W.1. W A Robotham Esq Rolls-Royce Limited Experimental Department Derby 8 Dec 1933 Dear Mr. Robotham, Very many thanks for your letter of the 6th inst. I have been in touch with Mr. A.R. Smith and he is writing to you sending you an intrustion to one of our Directors in Dearborn, and I am sure you will be well looked after. I have conveyed your message to Mr. Smith with reference to the closed ventilator for which he has asked me to thank you. Hoping I may have the pleasure of taking your order for our 12 cylinder Lincoln, which I can assure you is absolutely up to date with the exception of the radiator, and should I not see you again before you leave, wishing you a very good trip. Yours sincerely, A.B.Bracewintle AB/UL | ||