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).
Vehicle comparisons, valve spring failures, Bentley ground clearance issues, and travel plans.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img222 | |
| Date | 9th March 1934 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ra.ll/KB.9.3.34. I shall get at least a comparison between the La{L. A. Archer} Salle and the new small Buick before I leave Detroit. I feel that the exceptional cold must have had something to do with the valve spring failures, and hope that you will be able to reproduce the trouble. The inadequate ground clearance of the Bentley has been very annoying in the recent heavy snow. Have seen little of RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}, as he has been busy with bearings, but I expect to meet him again in Detroit. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ra. Expect to leave Detroit finally about March 18th to catch "Berengaria" on the 21st. | ||