Letter to The S.U. Carburetter Co. requesting 6 needles with specific dimensions for a 3.5 litre Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan252 | |
| Date | 13th November 1934 | |
| X1487 Exptl. Dept: HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 2C/KW. 13th November, 1934. The S.U. Carburetter Co., East Works, Bordesley Green Rd., Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply 6 needles for use on our 3½ litre Bentley car, to the following dimensions. Measured in 'thous.' of an inch at intervals of .125 from the shoulder of the needle. To be marked 'Z'. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 89.5 84.5 79.5 77 75.5 73.5 72 70.5 69 67 66 12 13 65 64 Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. P.S. Will you please let us have a record of dimensions of the present standard needle marked "A.W.". | ||
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).