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).
Memo discussing competitor cars (La Salle, Buick), their pricing, and engine technology for a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img113 | |
| Date | 16th February 1934 guessed | |
| IV none La{L. A. Archer} Salle 200 of which has been produced in the factory) a "our sample" (i.e. not experimental) of which I have not yet been able to try, and a young Buick of about 290 cu. inch displacement which will be for sale in May. These cars will both be less than £300 here, and therefore far removed from the 20/25-price class, but they will both make us sit up, particularly the Buick from what I hear. In my return to Detroit I should certainly get a fair trial on the La{L. A. Archer} Salle, and possibly on an experimental Buick. I can cable you the result and you can make a decision as to whether you want the car to come back with us as soon as possible or later. The Graham supercharger is not nearly as noisy as I expected and I shall bring the supercharger unit back with me if I can get hold of one, in many ways it seems a better alternative than a high compression ratio, poor slow running engine for the Bentley. Continue to get information re front end drives, Fords say they never | ||