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).
Requesting a car for clutch tests and to improve oil consumption, with a note of thanks regarding a Leica.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0137 | |
| Date | 9th November 1935 | |
| To Lp.{Mr Lappin} X260 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.9.11.35. We want your car for clutch tests, also to try and improve the oil consumption. We will lend you something in exchange. We are doing our best to get you a big bore unit. Many thanks for the trouble you have taken over the Leica. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||