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 the American branch to the UK regarding the reliability of the 20 HP Starter Motor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 56\4\ Scan103 | |
| Date | 13th September 1927 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE OF AMERICA, INC. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. X5650 Oy2-E-91327 September 13, 1927. Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby, England. Dear Mr. Hives: Re 20 HP Starter Motor Referring to your experimental report Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG24.6.27, it may interest you to know that out of nearly fifty 20 HP cars in this country we have not had a single case of trouble with the starter motor. I cannot offer any explanation for this. Yours very truly, Maurice Olley MO/E | ||