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 Solex discussing carburettor tests and requested modifications for a 40/50 HP Phantom.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\2\ scan0073 | |
Date | 11th January 1929 | |
Y3603 SOLEX LTD. Director GORDON RICHARDS. SOLEX WORKS - 223-231 MARYLEBONE ROAD LONDON N.W.1. Telegrams SOLEXCARB BAKER LONDON Telephones PADDINGTON 8621 8624 8622 8625 8623 8626 YOUR REF. OUR REF. IM/GR{George Ratcliffe} 11th January 1929. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs, For attention of Mr. Robotham. We beg to confirm the visit of the writer and the engineer from the Solex Research Dept. to your Works and thank you very much for the courtesy and facilities afforded them in carrying out tests on your 40/50 HP Phantom with the special Solex carburettor. It is noted with interest that you regard the figures obtained in respect of acceleration, general power and flexibility as very promising and that the functional points to which you wish further attention are - (1) Slight flatness at approximately 30 m.p.h. calling for medium throttle metering correction and (2) That you wish such modifications carried out as will enable reversion to the more powerful 34 choke setting without interfering with the present low speed "snap" acceleration and flexibility. CUSTOMERS' CARS ARE ONLY DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF AT OWNERS' RISK. | ||