W. A. Robotham

This article is about the Rolls-Royce executive. For the actor born William Owen Rowbotham, see Bill Owen (actor).

William Arthur Robotham (26 November 1899 - 1980) was a Rolls-Royce executive involved in the development of Rolls-Royce cars, during World War II of tanks and tank engines, and post-war of Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars complete with bodies[a] and then of industrial petrol and diesel engines.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Robotham, William Arthur. Director (Rolls-Royce Ltd.), and General Manager, Rolls-Royce Ltd., Oil Engine Division, Derby. Born Derby, 26th November, 1899". 1953 Who's Who in the Motor Industry: Persons R. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Tom King (August 2018). "Testing at Chateauroux" (PDF). The Flying Lady ... Dedicated to Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motorcars. The Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA. pp. 12836–12845. ISSN 0015-4830. Retrieved 26 January 2021.