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).
Choice and installation of a car radio for a Bentley chassis, B16-DK.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0183 | |
| Date | 8th January 1936 | |
| 86153 Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.6/MA.8.1.36. Re. Chassis B16-DK - Mr. Walter Gilling. In reply to your Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}10/MD.7.1.36., we consider the new Philco radio set to be the best of the three you have mentioned, the only part about it being that it is not entirely British. The interesting thing about the Philco set is that it is more easily accommodated on the Bentley chassis than any of the other sets. As an alternative to the Philco we suggest the Ekco is quite one of the best British sets made. With regard to your remarks regarding suppressors it will probably be found that if the new Philco set is used no suppressors will be required on the sparking plugs providing a dipolar aerial is used under the car. In any case we do not recommend Radio plugs, in our experience they definitely interfere with the performance of the sparking plugs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||