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).
Customer's improbable vehicle performance claim and arranging a meeting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\3\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 15th May 1933 | |
| X 5770 PER BAG. W/S. Whr.{Mr Wheeler} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/MJ.15.5.33. Re. Mr. A.Y.Gowen. Replying to Whr{Mr Wheeler}/CST.1/WP.9.5.33. It will be convenient for Mr. Gowen to come to Derby any day this week except Thursday or Friday. I do not know that we can do very much to help him because when he claims to have done 81 M.P.H. with his old 25 HP. car we know this is utterly impossible, and the only excuse we shall have is that the speedometer was reading very much too high. If Mr. Gowen wishes to have a talk with me I shall be very pleased to see him but as regards the points raised in connection with his car these can be looked after by the Repair Dept. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||