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 Park Ward & Co. to W.A. Robotham regarding a potential information leak about a post-war 10 HP car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\2\ scan0034 | |
Date | 7th February 1941 | |
C O P Y. PARK WARD & Co. Ltd. Sheet Metal and Wood Work. 473, High Road - Willesden L O N D O N N.W. 10 CWW/GC 7th February, 1941. W.A. ROBOTHAM Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, It occurs to me that you may be interested to know that when I had occasion to send one of my people to Bristol recently, in connection with an enquiry received from there, he was confronted with a request for information concerning the 10 h.p. car you propose to produce after the War. Fortunately for us the man I sent knew nothing whatever about your future programme, but the man who questioned him seemed to know that you had in mind producing a 10 h.p. car with a 4 cylinder engine. He volunteered the information that the chassis was going to be manufactured at Crewe. I am bringing this matter to your notice now, because of unfortunate past experience, when it was rather suggested by certain people that Park Ward & Co., were the responsible party who gave away what we knew were closely guarded secrets of your future plans. Yours sincerely, Sgd. C.W. WARD. | ||