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12-volt engine starter from Lucas for a Wolseley 'Hornet' chassis.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\5\  Scan197
Date  2nd June 1931
  
To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer}

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ROY {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} 5/MG2.6.31

Following our recent conversation, Messrs. Lucas have sent in a small 12-volt Engine Starter, which I hand you herewith, as fitted to the Wolseley "Hornet" Chassis - which I understand you will be taking down to West Wittering(Henry Royce's home town) in due course in response to DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 3/M21.5.31.

The Starter is 3 1/2" diameter, suitable for 12-volt, flange fixing, standard drive. The direction of rotation is clockwise looking on the driving end.

If this is not exactly what we want, Messrs. Lucas will gladly submit alternatives.

ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer}

ENCLOSURE. Starter.
  
  
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).


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