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).
Sales letter from A. Picard proposing a new Paris-Rhone self-starter and lighting set.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\2\ scan0128 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1919 | |
| X.3374 A.{Mr Adams} Picard. 4, New Burlington Street, LONDON. July, 3rd. 1919. 3 85/DL. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road. DERBY. Dear Sirs, X.3611. PARIS-RHONE SELF-STARTERS & LIGHTING SETS. X3374 We are shortly putting on the British Market, as Sole Agents for Great Britain & Colonies, a new electric Self-Starter & Lighting equipment built by the Societe Paris-Rhone, of Paris & Lyons. The great advantage of this new type is that there is only one single unit, continually coupled to the engine, with a double winding, so as to be able to act with the greatest efficiency, both as Motor for starting purposes as well as Dynamo for the unkeen of the constant charge of the battery & the Lighting. We expect that this new apparatus will certainly interest your Firm for your new 1920 types. If you will be kind enough to supply us with the necessary particulars, we shall be pleased to put a complete set of this equipment at your disposal, having it fitted by our own engineers on the car you will use for the experiments, so that you may compare the results with those of any other make and assure yourself of its superiority. We may add that several of the leading French Firms, as Messrs. Panhard & Levassor, Delahaye, Vinot, etc. have adopted it for their new models of cars. Kindly let us know at your earliest if you are interested in our proposition, and we shall be pleased to supply you with all particulars you may desire. Yours faithfully, | ||