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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).
Letter to Cadillac inquiring about tyre wear, steering characteristics of front-wheel-drive cars, and other technical matters.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 170\3\  img096
Date  13th August 1936
  
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Exptl. Dept.

Ha/Cry.16/JH.

13th August, 1936.

M.Olley Esq.,
The Cadillac Motor Co.Ltd.,
Detroit,
Michigan,
U.S.A.

Dear Oy.,

Searching in a drawer the other day brought to light the 'dope' you left us to copy. I hope their prolonged stay in England has not caused you any inconvenience.

Many thanks for your letter on car's behaviours in side winds. As 60% of our skidpans are now concreted we should soon be able to measure understeering etc.

When you next feel like answering questions can you explain abnormal tyre wear of the inside front wheel on a parallel motion front drive car, driven continuously round a constant corner of about .2g.

Any information about general steering characteristics of front driven cars would also be appreciated.

We shall have another flexible flywheel running on a 6 cylinder again soon, but shall not try to run through the master period. Have you standardised it for 1937 on the V8.

Yours sincerely,
  
  


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