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).
Testimonial letter from an automobile distributor detailing performance improvements on a Velie touring car after using a catalytic agent.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0351 | |
| Date | 6th March 1923 | |
| VELIE SIX Telephone Columbus 5596 WINTON SIX GARLAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Distributors of Motor Cars 1888 BROADWAY at 62nd Street NEW YORK March 6, 1923. The Katalite Corporation, Woolworth Bldg., New York, N. Y. Gentlemen:- I just completed a series of experiments on a model 58 Velie touring car - before and after treatment with your remarkable catalytic agent. The car used is one that has been driven 18000 miles and is not in the best condition but the results were, without doubt, wonderful. Before treatment I got 18.4 miles to a measured gallon of gasoline; after treatment, 23.2 miles to a gallon over the same course. I could throttle to 4 miles per hour before treatment and after to one-half mile per hour. Acceleration from 4 to 25 miles per hour in 10 seconds before treatment and after from one-half to 29 miles per hour in 10 seconds. The performance on Abbey Hill was from 15 to 25 miles per hour before treatment and after from 5 to 30 miles per hour. Slow pulling on Abbey Hill at 15 miles per hour and maintained 15 to the top before treatment and after made from the bottom to the top at 8 miles per hour. In the future I shall recommend to all my customers the use of your catalytic agent for their cars. Very truly yours, (signed) E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} L. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Stevens ELHS:GM Copy | ||