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).
Fitting an American-made interior heater to a 20-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\1\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 13th November 1931 | |
| W/S. C. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} 84300. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}15/MJ.13.11.31. INTERIOR HEATERS. Replying to C13/C2.11.31. We have fitted up one of our cars (20-EX) with an interior heater. The heater was brought over from America by Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and consists of a small electric motor driving a blower which draws its air supply through a radiator in which the engine water is circulated. Warm air is supplied both to the rear and front compartments. Actually this/heater is suitable for a six volt system, and is made to suit an American stock body; in order to install it in the car we have had to remove one of the occasional seats. The effect, however, is obtained and is quite good. The motor is not excessively noisy. If you would like to see the car fitted with this heater we will arrange for it to come down to London at your convenience. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||