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 coachbuilders Park Ward & Co Ltd regarding the increased weight of a new Bentley due to customer extras.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\3\ scan0068 | |
| Date | 20th December 1934 | |
| x7961 PARK WARD & CO LTD COACHBUILDERS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED RETAILERS OF ROLLS ROYCE CARS (SHOWROOMS - 40 CONDUIT STREET) 473 HIGH ROAD WILLESDEN LONDON N W 10 DIRECTORS: A T ROBERTS W M PARK C W WARD W C THORNE J A FALCONER C A C FALCONER W S PAGE PLEASE QUOTE NAT/MO. TELEPHONE WILLESDEN 2595 - 6 - 7 TELEGRAMS WARENPAR WILLROAD-LONDON 20th December, 1934. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Rowbotham. Re H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Thompson, Esq. We are asked by our Mr. Ward to inform you that the extras Mr. Thompson requires fitted to his new Bentley will increase the weight somewhat and we estimate that it will be in the neighbourhood of approximately half a hundredweight more than the standard type. Yours faithfully, for PARK WARD & CO. LTD. N. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Thompson | ||