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 discussing car body design, focusing on the French body, wings, centre post, and springing comfort compared to a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0210 | |
| Date | 4th November 1936 | |
| x261a TELEGRAMS: SUMMERS, CHESTER. TELEPHONE: 200 CONNAH'S QUAY (10 LINES). CODES USED: BENTLEY'S; BENTLEY'S 2ND PHRASE. A.B.C. 6TH (5 LETTER) EDITION. MARCONI INTERNATIONAL. WESTERN UNION. BIRCHWOOD'S. LIEBER. JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED CORRUGATED AND PLAIN STEEL SHEETS. BLACK SHEETS FOR ALL PURPOSES, &c. LONDON OFFICE: 34, LIME STREET, E.C. GLOBE IRONWORKS, STALYBRIDGE. LIVERPOOL OFFICE: 14, CHAPEL STREET. MANCHESTER OFFICE: 33, BRAZENNOSE STREET. BIRMINGHAM OFFICE: EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. ALL QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ARE SUBJECT TO REPLY BY RETURN OF POST. REFERENCE RFS. P. Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. 4th November, 1936. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Bill, Many thanks for your letter of the 28th ult., which I am afraid I have been slow in acknowledging. The French body looks alright. I do not like the wings, and I do not like the idea of no centre post. I can quite imagine that the reduction in weight will make a big difference to the car. I am much more concerned about the springing of the car than I am about the lack of performance. I do not think I shall change the existing one until you can offer me a more reasonable degree of comfort. I am not being facetious about the springing problem, as there is no doubt that one can travel fast in very much better comfort than the Bentley offers. Yours sincerely, Richard. | ||