Letter from the Experimental Dept. requesting the supply of H.4 Carburetters and spare parts from The S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 1st July 1938 | |
| 1487 Experimental Dept. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 1/NH. 1st. July 1938. The S.U.Carburetter Co. Ltd., East Works, Bordesley Green Road, Adderley Park, BIRMINGHAM, 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply:- 2 pairs of H.4 Carburetters as per the following specification:- Autostart floatchambers No.3258 (offside type). Throttle body with strengthened flange and cast-in steel throttle bushes. Brass throttle spindles. Pistons with hydraulic dampers. All Black finish (including dash pot and float chamber lid {A. J. Lidsey} ). Controls, cap nuts etc. to be dull nickel finish. We would also like the following parts as spares:- 2 Hydraulic dampers (not including carb. pistons) 2 Sets of starter carb. needles (giving various tapers) We would like these at your earliest convenience. An official order will follow. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
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).