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).
Cablegram from Detroit comparing suspension characteristics with Chrysler and Cadillac and discussing negotiations for parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img137 | |
| Date | 29th January 1934 | |
| WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH CO., LD. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS CREM 1 DETROIT MICH 79 27TH NLT ROYCAR DERBY MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE LTD NIGHTINGALE RD DERBY HIVES CHRYSLERS USING FORWARD ENGINE AND FOUR POINT FIVE FRONT SPRING DEFLECTION OWING TO ALTERED WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION THEY CONSIDER RIDE EQUAL TO CADILLAC WITH NINE DEFLECTION STOP LOW RATING FRONT SPRINGS HIGHLY CRITICAL TO DAMPING OR ANY INTERNAL FRICTION STOP GENERAL OPINION SCHEMES MUST ALLOW ENGINE TO GO FORWARD STOP NEGOTIATING WITH CADILLACS FOR COMPLETE FRONT ENDS OF BOTH TYPES TO TRY ON TWENTYFIVE STOP REMAINING DETROIT A FURTHER TEN DAYS AT LEAST EXCHANGE OF CARS PROBLEMATICAL | ||