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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).
Experimental research into coupé bodies and the potential acquisition of an American car for analysis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 117\2\  scan0051
Date  22th July 1939
  
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Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/R.22.7.39.

COUPÉ BODIES.

We are conducting an experimental research into Coupé bodies.

As you know, Coupé bodies are notoriously bad for general scuttle and windscreen movement, in fact a B.II with a coupé body is our idea of a thoroughly bad car. Things are better with a very stiff B.V. frame, but still not as good as they ought to be.

The Americans sell a lot of coupes, and we are sure that they have solved this problem. We want to get hold of a thoroughly good sample for investigation. In view of the recent horse-power tax, it occurs to us that there must be some American cars going very cheaply. We wonder whether you could 'comb' the second-hand market in London and see what is available. We should prefer a General Motors car. When you have one or two alternatives we will come down and try them to see which is the best. If you come up on Thursday, I might come down on Friday for the job.

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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