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 Vauxhall Motors regarding sodium amounts for valves and sourcing engine bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\5\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 28th October 1940 | |
| Vauxhall Motors Ltd LUTON. BEDS. TELEPHONE NUMBER 2600 LUTON. TELEGRAMS CARVAUX. TELEX. LUTON WHEN REPLYING PLEASE QUOTE → OUR REF: 289/AT/IF YOUR REF: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/ML 28th October, 1940. W.A. Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Robotham, Sorry I did not give your visit my undivided attention. The amount of sodium correat for this or that type of valve is unknown to us for lack of finding out. We have been advised that 45% is now the maximum used in the U.S. for hollow head valves, so we specified this amount for our valves. Would you please find out for us if your people can make bearings for our engine, or should we import them. Yours sincerely, Alex Taub. | ||