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).
Urgent internal memo chasing up a definite completion date for a Mercedes car ready for dispatch by the Sales department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\5\ Scan088 | |
| Date | 8th May 1912 | |
| R.R. 475 (50 H) (X 737. 18.3.12) E P. 1493. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (TWO LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Platford DATE. 8.5.12. S21/B7512 re Mercedes Car X407 VERY URGENT Confirming my conversation with Mr Thornton yesterday, do please let us have some definite knowledge as to when this car will be ready. Naturally Sales dept. are anxious to dispose of the car, and we do not desire to lose the present opportunity. Please let us hear from you without delay when we can arrange for despatch. A.S. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||