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 regarding a disappointing engine ride and proposed design alternatives.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img258 | |
| Date | 9th February 1934 | |
| FORM No. 6. WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM 1320 BIRMINGHAM, 1, BROAD ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHAMBERS TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 2854, TELEX, CENTRAL 2850, ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS. USA FEB 9 AM 7 03 MF BM 21 DETROIT 47 8 NLT ROYCAR DERBY ROLLS ROYCE LTD NIGHTINGALE ROAD DERBY HIVES AIRFLOW RIDE DISAPPOINTING LATEST EIGHTS HAVE MAIN BEARINGS PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING IN DIAMETER TOWARDS FLYWHEEL FRONT TWO AND A QUARTER REAR TWO AND THREEQUARTERS COMMEND KNEE ACTION RATHER THAN CHEVHOLET SCHEME STOP DRAWINGS FOR SLIDING HELICALS FOR SILENT BOTTOM AND REVERSE IN POST ROBOTHAM | ||