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 to The Rover Company confirming interest in the frequency of a 'grunt or groan' on a 12 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\3\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 27th December 1934 | |
| x4456 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}21/KW. 27th December, 1934. M.C. Wilks Esq., Experimental Engineer, The Rover Company Ltd., New Meteor Works, Coventry. Dear Mr. Wilks, Thank you for your letter of the 20th December. I shall be able to confirm on the 12 HP. Car whether the frequency of the grunt or groan to which you refer is similar to the one in which I am interested. In the meantime, thank you very much for the information. Yours sincerely, | ||