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).
On hotel letterhead from Carcassonne, France, regarding a mechanical failure involving pistons, valves, and a rocker cover.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0246 | |
| Date | 8th December 1938 | |
| L'HOTEL La{L. A. Archer} ville la{L. A. Archer} plus Curieuse de France, Monument d'Art unique au Monde The City of Carcassonne is the most interesting Place in France, a mediæval Stronghold unique of its kind in the world. Je ne sache pas qu'il existe nulle part en Europe un ensemble aussi complet et aussi formidable de défenses des Ier, IVe et XIIIe siècles, un sujet d'études aussi intéressantes et une situation plus pittoresque. Viollet-le-Duc. Hôtel de la{L. A. Archer} Cité Dans l'Antique Cité (au milieu des remparts) Carcassonne Cité de Carcassonne, le 8 Dec 1938 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4006. 8BIV D.L. Sr & VA came nobly to our assistance & by pinching the head of a wreck at the coachbuilders provided the necessary rockers etc + a few spares. Swell doesn't agree about the new pistons hitting a valve & the spring breaks. In our case something caused the guide to come right up as broken bits from the bottom of it were inside the rocker cover. | ||