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).
The trial and implementation of the Marston matrix radiator for 40/50 HP models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\2\ Scan074 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1933 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} x7250 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/MJ.2.2.33. x7150. x4516. MARSTON MATRIX FOR 40/50 HP. RADIATOR. 19-EX. car now running in France is fitted with a radiator with Marston matrix. We expect this car to have completed 10,000 miles in a few weeks time. All Peregrine and Benaport cars are being fitted up with Marston matrices. We recommend that as regards the 40/50 we start off on the next series by fitting Marston Matrices to the Continental cars so that we can get some experience with this type of matrix before we are committed to it entirely. Although we are satisfied as regards the increase in efficiency and reduction in weight and costs, we have to keep in mind that in the past faults on radiators have cost us a lot of money and therefore we do not recommend that we go over entirely until we have accumulated a certain amount of experience on production and in customers hands. We are therefore issuing a Standardisation Sheet for the Marston matrix for the 40/50 on Continental type cars. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||