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).
Standardization and thermostat control of radiator shutters for cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\4\ Scan034 | |
| Date | 9th February 1921 | |
| X.3499 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EFC. c. to R.R. of America. (For attention of CY). R2/C9.2.21. X.3499 - RE RADIATOR SHUTTERS. I agree, and am sure it would be quite a good thing if we could buy or make a set of radiator shutters which we could make standard for our cars. Every effort should be made to have these controlled by thermostat, so as to avoid the necessity of having a thermometer as well as the present thermostat. You can never rely upon hand control being operated satisfactorily always. The work has been done here for the new model, and the scheme might be adopted for the 40/50 H.P. using the shutters at the front, drawings for which were also made here long ago. R.{Sir Henry Royce} EFC. (Upside down text at bottom): R.R. 253A (100 T) (S) H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 798. 10-12-20. O 1947 | ||