Letter from Zenith Carburetter Co. Ltd. discussing carburetter models, testing and supply.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\1\ scan0083 | |
| Date | 29th April 1931 | |
| X1053. CARS DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ARE AT CUSTOMERS' OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY. Telegrams: "ZENICARBUR, PHONE", LONDON. Code: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION Telephones MUSEUM 9106-9. THE ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD. 40-42, NEWMAN STREET, LONDON, W. 1 29th April 1931. Also at LYONS, PARIS, DETROIT, MICH.(U.S.A.) MILAN, THE HAGUE, TURIN. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Expl. Dept. Dear Sirs, Your Reference Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KT. Referring to the visit of our Engineer, Mr. Prat, to your works yesterday, we beg to confirm the following points, agreed to, after discussion, with your Mr. Lovesay. The 36 D.U.P. carburetter left in your experimental department will enable you to compare the relative merits of this type against the 105 D.C. carburetter which you have already tested. We are therefore despatching to you to-day a full range of spare chokes and jets to suit the former carburetter. In the meantime, we will prepare a proposed lay-out of induction pipe to suit our 36 D.U.P. carburetter, which we hope to submit to you very shortly. As far as testing downdraught carburetters is concerned, we find that our 42 D.V.I. carburetter mentioned to -contd.- | ||
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