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).
Test on a Packard Straight Eight engine and a request for information on Cadillac V.8 and Straight 8 engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 5th February 1934 | |
| X 435 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Hdy.{William Hardy} Attached herewith is a report from Ha/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} on a test which we recently made on a Packard Straight Eight Engine. We have cabled to Em. asking him to obtain all possible information about eight cylinder engines and specifically what differences Cadillacs have found between the V.8 and the Straight 8. We expect him to cable his views shortly. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||