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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).
Extract from a Paris showroom report detailing customer feedback on car performance.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27a\1\  Scan186
Date  7th November 1934
  
Extract from Paris Showroom Report
of 7th November (Srl/MLG.7.11.34.)

Mr. Embiricos

In this respect, Mr. Embiricos had a thorough good run in GAE-5, as he thought he could perhaps trade in his Phantom I, and get us to supply a 25 h.p. for his mother. His statement on returning from the trial run is as follows: "Very nice and quiet, well sprung in the front seats, but an absolute 'veau'".

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Mr. Poberejsky.

Who took delivery of his car GAE-2 last Saturday, returned it to us on the Monday morning, asking us to "put some more horse-power in it". Needless to say, we did our best before delivering it to him. He also describes the car as a "veau", which expression can only be translated as the famous English equivalent, viz., "gutless wonder". I consider this to be a very serious state of affairs, as the 25 h.p. has been a good seller in France, and I was hoping that the improved type 20/25 h.p. would enable us to successfully compete with the 30 h.p. Hispano Suiza, but this, of course, is quite out of the question.

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