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).
Cablegram from Detroit reporting on engine performance, rattle issues, and design comparisons.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img294 | |
| Date | 12th February 1934 | |
| Form No. 6. WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS. BIRMINGHAM. 1 BROAD ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHAMBERS TELEPHONE CENTRAL 2854 TELEX CENTRAL 2850 BMMR9 DETROIT MICH 43 11TH 1934 FEB 12 AM 7 42 NLT ROYCAR DERBY MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE CO LTD DERBY HIVES CADILLACS REPORT ENGINE RATTLE FIFTY MILES PER HOUR WITH NON INTERFERENCE GUDGEON PINFITS DOUBLE FLYWHEEL BEARING CAP DISC FLYWHEELS ALMOST UNIVERSAL HERON CREDITS WATER COOLED DINGLE CYLINDER FIFTY PERCENT MORE MEP THAN SIMILAR AIRCOOLED LEAVING DETROIT SATURDAY NEXT ROBOTHAM | ||