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).
20/25 HP chassis performance, a customer complaint about a new carburetter, and options for a low geared axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\1\ Scan184 | |
| Date | 14th November 1934 | |
| X4013 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}E.Ir. re 20/25 HP Chassis. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}8/E14.11.34 I attach copy of memo. received from Sr. from which you will see he is saying that the 20/25 with the new type carburetter is down on performance compared with the former type. There is a very strong complaint from Mr.Poberejsky about it and he is wanting to send his car back to Derby. The question of lower gear has been raised and I asked C., therefore, to speak to you about it on the telephone, and I understand that you will arrange for Hancock to call at Paris and go into the matter with them, when he goes over in a few days. I should like to know how soon this will be. I attach copy of letter written to Sr. from which you will see that we have been able to make comparative tests between his Trials car, GAE-5 and the former type and find that the former is not down on performance. On the question of lower gear I should be glad to know whether there is one available - by this I mean tested and passed. In other words, how soon could one be available for a customer in a special case where more importance is attached to acceleration than maximum speed. But at the same time I do not understand why there should be any need for a low geared axle with these latest chassis, bearing in mind the fact that the HP is said to be about 5 HP more with the new type carburetter. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Enx. Copy of Sr.21/Dn.7.11.34. Copy of Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}7/E14.11.34 | ||