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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).
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
  
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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
  
  


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