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).
Letter from Mead McLean & Co discussing the fitting, testing, and modification of their patent draughtless ventilator for motor cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\6\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 19th September 1938 | |
| F.DODD. 1247 Mead McLean & Co Ltd TELEGRAMS EMEMANDKOY, WESTRAND, LONDON GRAND BUILDINGS TRAFALGAR SQUARE LONDON W.C.2 TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 3884 YOUR REF. OUR REF. M/MD. PATENT 'MM' DRAUGHTLESS VENTILATORS for MOTOR CARS Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Experimental Department, DERBY. 19th September 1938. Dear Sirs, "M.M." PATENT DRAUGHTLESS VENTILATOR FOR MOTOR CARS. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your favour of the 17th inst., Reference "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}3/JH", for which we thank you. We are of course sorry you are not yet able to give an opinion to your coach builders regarding our Ventilator as you have not had sufficient testing experience, and we would not have ventured to write you in the way we did had we not received your letter of the 8th August, in which you stated that you were satisfied with the working of the first two sets of Ventilators supplied to you. We fully realize the necessity of fitting moulding to overcome the wind noise to which you called our attention, but which condition we had not met with in other cars, and we greatly appreciate your kind assistance in overcoming this very definite disadvantage in connection with high powered cars. In regard to the point you raise regarding fixing brackets, we agree with you that these should be part of the framework of the doors and we are already discussing this point with another Motor Company with the view of "building in" the Ventilator, and with your permission we would like to discuss the matter further with you when we have come to some definite decision on this point. We think you will understand it is impossible to incorporate these modifications in the two sets of Ventilators we are now preparing for you which will be accessories to the car, the former can only be adopted if and when the Ventilators are used as part of the construction of the car. As stated above, however, we should like to discuss this matter further with you when we have proved that it is possible to incorporate our Ventilator in the framework of the door, and ensure the same results that are obtained when same is fitted as an additional fitment to the car, and perhaps you will allow us to write you again on this subject when we are able to give you some definite information on same. | ||