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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 Motor Car Co. regarding steering, carburetter despatch, and quiet centrifugal superchargers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 170\2\  img058
Date  24th March 1932
  
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}11/MJ. March 24th, 1932.

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

Dear Cy,

Thank you very much for your notes on steering. It was exactly what I wanted.

I find that there has been some hitch in the despatch of the S.U. carburetter but I have not been able to get hold of Mr. Skinner, the Director of the Company, to find out whether it has actually been sent off. However, I will make sure that it does go before long.

With regard to your query re. quiet centrifugal superchargers. I am afraid we have absolutely no experience in making a quiet centrifugal blower, and judging by the noise which ours makes when it is driven on a rig by the Phantom II engine, our existing design cannot be said to fulfil the bill in any way. However, if we do anything in this direction I will let you know.


Yours sincerely,
  
  


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