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).
Cablegram from Detroit reporting on the rough performance of a Zephyr and plans to test a V8 Cadillac.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\4\ img078 | |
| Date | 30th January 1935 | |
| Form No. 6. USA WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS. RECEIVED AT 1, BROAD STREET CHAMBERS, BIRMINGHAM, 1. (Tel. No. Midland, 1711). 1320 30 JAN 30 AM 7 35 MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE CO LTD NIGHTINGALE RD DERBY 31 DETROIT MICH 35 29 NLT ROYCAR DERBY ROBOTRAM ANOTHER ZEPHYR JUST AS ROUGH AND NOISY STOP ALMOST IMMEDIATE DELIVERY IS REQUIRED THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS HERE DO NOT CONSIDER USEFUL PURCHASE STOP TRYING VEE EIGHT CADILLAC SOUTHBEND NEXT WEEK GRYLLS ++ | ||