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).
Request from Excelsior Motor Company for spark plug terminals for their racing motorcycle engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\3\ img084 | |
| Date | 26th May 1937 | |
| 6000. "Excelsior" MOTOR CYCLES AND BLUE BIRD JUVENILE CYCLES TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ACOCKS GREEN 1677-S TELEGRAMS: 'MONARCH' HAY MILLS NOT "MONARCH" BIRMINGHAM DIRECTORS: R.{Sir Henry Royce} WALKER, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} WALKER T. W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} JONES, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} KERR GEN. SALES MANAGER: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} A.{Mr Adams} WISE KINGS RD. TYSELEY EXCELSIOR MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED PROPRIETORS OF BAYLISS, THOMAS & CO. ESTABLISHED 1874 BIRMINGHAM 11 AWB/OWB. Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, [Handwritten underlined: Service Manager.] We are approaching you on the recommendation of Mr Rex Mundy of Messrs K.L.G. Sparking Plugs Ltd., in the hope that you may be able to render us a little assistance. We are running very shortly in the Isle of Man T.T. races for motor cycles with special racing 4-valve engines, the spark plug for which is in the centre of the cylinder head and somewhat difficult to get at, and we are hoping to procure half a dozen quickly attachable and detachable insulated high tension wire terminals, which will fit a spark plug with O.B.A. thread. Messrs K.L.G. cannot provide this and suggest that you have some similar fitting on the "PHANTOM 111". We apologise for bringing this matter to your notice, and we would appreciate hearing if or no you can supply us with something to overcome our little difficulty. Thanking you in anticipation, Yours faithfully, pp THE EXCELSIOR MOTOR CO. LTD. [Signature] Technical Manager. [Left margin text:] [Logo with text: THE EXCELSIOR TRADE MARK BAYLISS THOMAS & CO BIRMINGHAM FOUNDED IN COVENTRY 1874] SUCCESSES INCLUDE 6 WINNER OF GRAND PRIX RACES IN SIX WEEKS INTERNATIONAL SIX DAYS GOLD MEDALLIST For 5 Successive Years 1933 1ST LIGHTWEIGHT T.T. FRENCH GRAND PRIX NORTH WEST 200 1934 1ST DIEPPE GRAND PRIX BROOKLANDS GRAND PRIX SWEDISH GRAND PRIX LEINSTER 200 1935 1ST NORTH WEST 200 SOUTH AFRICAN DURBAN-JO'BURG WEST AUSTRALIAN T.T. [Footer text:] WINNER 1929 AND 1933 LIGHTWEIGHT T.T. IN RECORD TIME 1936 NORTH WEST 200, ETC. [Handwritten and stamped notes:] [Top Centre Stamp:] MAY 27 1937 [Circled text:] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Purple stamp:] 26th May 1937 [Handwritten over stamp:] Rem Wn 27 5 37 Please reply [Green stamp:] RECEIVED [Green stamp:] REPLY | ||