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).
Potential benefits of the Lentz hydraulic gear and suggesting practical tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\4\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 9th January 1912 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (Two Lines). R.R. 475 (50 H) (X 303. 14.II.II). E.P. 560. N3/B9112. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Z 524 This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Barrington DATE. 9-1-12 In reply to your sheet attached, I think the Lentz hydraulic gear might be extremely useful under certain conditions, such as, say, heavy loads at comparatively slow speeds. The efficiency claimed by the makers is fairly high and when one considers that the gear box, clutch, bevel gear or worm gear are removed, and that petrol is one of the least expensive items of running a car, it might be worth while enquiring into. The best way of doing this would be, I think, to obtain a car fitted with the apparatus and make a number of tests with it. [Signature] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||