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 to S.B. Wilks of The Rover Company regarding stainless steel brake parts, propeller shafts, and piston knocks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0158 | |
| Date | 18th December 1936 | |
| 1091 (Experimental Dept.) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 18th December, 1936. S.B. Wilks, Esq., The Rover Company Ltd., COVENTRY. Dear Wilks, Many thanks for your letter of December 17th with reference to stainless steel brake parts; my letter was quite serious. How are you getting on with the propeller shaft with the rubber ends? Can you see any prospects of this being successful? I hope that your piston knocks on aerolite pistons have subsided. Is there any chance of you making a quick trip to the States to get the 'low down' on the progress they are making? I expect to be going the end of January, or the beginning of February. Yours sincerely, | ||