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).
Copy of a wire from Mr. Royce regarding a choice between Zenith and Claudel carburetors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\4\ scan0221 | |
| Date | 26th July 1916 | |
| COPY OF WIRE RECEIVED FROM MR ROYCE 26/7/16. TO ROYCAR DERBY. WE ARE AWAITING FOR INFORMATION TO ENABLE US TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ZENITH AND CLAUDEL. IS THERE A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE IN DISTRIBUTION. ANGLE WITH FLOODING. RANGE OF SPEED WITHOUT MISSING AND ECONOMY AT FULL, HALF AND QUARTER LOADS WITHOUT HAND ADJUSTMENT. CLAUDEL SENT FOR BUGATTI ARRIVED BADLY PACKED AND BENT. IS NOT Z TYPE. SEE MR PLATFORD AND LET US HAVE ONE OF THIS TYPE. ROYCE. 2/66 | ||