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 publicity for a streamline Bentley, including mentions of an article in The Times and trials at Montlhery.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 14th February 1939 | |
| 1379. TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 6060. ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. PLEASE MARK REPLY: Personal Reuters Limited, 9, Carmelite Street, Thames Embankment, London, E.C.4. 14/2/39 W.A.Robotham Esq Engineering Department Rolls-Royce Ltd Derby Dear Robotham, Many thanks for your letter of February 8. It would seem that with the work done by your London office and my copy quite a little publicity has been given to the streamline Bentley. I expect you have seen that there was a neat little resume of what I issued in the TIMES on Saturday. I understand it was also published elsewhere. Still mindful of the excellent trip and the lovely car I have written a longish article for our Weekly Motoring Feature which is sent each week to our Overseas subscribers. I enclose a copy of it. As you will see I had to make it look more like a general news article than a publicity puff for Bentleys! I trust you will approve of it. Also enclosed are stencils of two stories we issued about the trials at Montlhery. When they come off you can rely on me to give the run as much publicity as possible | ||