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 Motor' magazine requesting test data on piston friction and proposing a collaboration for an article on luxury cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\1\ scan0236 | |
| Date | 23th February 1940 | |
| The Motor PROPRIETORS: TEMPLE PRESS LIMITED. MANAGING DIRECTOR: ROLAND E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DANGERFIELD. DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER: ROBERT ASHWORTH. LONDON: BOWLING GREEN LANE E.C.I TELEPHONE TERMINUS 3636 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS PRESSIMUS SMITH LONDON CABLES PRESSIMUS LONDON COVENTRY: 50 HERTFORD STREET TELEPHONE COVENTRY 60095 (P.B.Ex.) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK COVENTRY MANCHESTER: 274 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE BLACKFRIARS 5038 (P.B.Ex.) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK MANCHESTER HEAD OFFICE: BOWLING GREEN LANE, LONDON, E.C.I. 23rd February, 1940. M.132.MG W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I believe that you have done some tests on friction horse power losses with various types of piston. If it would be possible to release any of these for publication I should be most obliged if you could send me some typical results. Apart from this, you may or may not have noticed that I am doing a series of articles in THE MOTOR entitled "Five Years Progress" of various types of motorcar. I should like to do one on the "luxury" car and wondered if you could co-operate in supplying data on the Rolls-Royce progress from, say, 1934 to 1939. If so, I should be very pleased to come up to Derby to discuss the matter with you. Sincerely yours, Laurence Pomeroy TECHNICAL EDITOR. Handwritten text: File 1258. | ||