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).
Questioning the price increase of Aerolite pistons for large bore Bentley cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\2\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 5th March 1936 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} x36 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}22/KW.5.3.36. Aerolite Pistons. We understand that on the large bore Bentley the Light Production people have increased the price of the Aerolite pistons by an amount which is equal to approximately £1 per car. There does not seem to be much justification for this, as the weight of the pistons is almost identical and the machining costs must be identical. We suggest that you point this out to Mr. Brooks, and I am sure that he will give the matter of a reduction in price serious consideration. It will be remembered that on the 3½ the costs of the R.R. and the Aerolite piston were identical. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||