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 discussing alarming American car sales statistics and their relevance to the Wraith model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 25th August 1936 | |
| X1104 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Secret. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}12/E25.8.36 Many thanks for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/KW.21.8.36. I do not normally see 'Automotive Industries' and should be glad if from time to time you would send me a note of any interesting statistics of this nature. It is certainly alarming to see that only .01 of the American sales for the first six months of 1936 were for cars of approximately £600 value or more. I will raise the point at Derby in reference to Wraith. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||