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 Reuters regarding a 24-hour run, the Munich-Berlin record, and a speed achievement at Montlhery.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0257 | |
Date | 16th February 1939 | |
1379 TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 6060. Reuters Limited, 9, Carmelite Street, Thames Embankment, London, E.C.4. ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. 16/2/39 PLEASE MARK REPLY: Personal W.A.Robotham Esq Rolls-Royce Ltd Derby Dear Robotham, Sorry to keep on bombarding you with letters, but I must just acknowledge your letter of February 15, and tell you that I will certainly keep the 24 hour run "under my hat"! I quite agree that it is best not to talk too loud about it or Lagonda or some other make may go out and pip you with a specially "disguised" saloon! I am getting out full details of the Munich-Berlin record and will let you have them in due course. I do hope you will make that bid. I should like to see you do it. You are very modest about the achievment at Montlhery. I think an average of over 107 m.p.h. for a saloon car which can be bought by the public is very | ||