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 requesting to borrow a competitor's car (Nash, Chrysler, Packard or Studebaker) for an engine test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\1\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 3rd January 1934 | |
| Exptl. Dept. 3rd January, 1934. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}9/KW. F.L. Manning, Esq., Messrs. Barker & Co., Ltd., 66, South Audley Street, London, W.1. Dear Manning, Can you help me with a more outrageous request than usual ? I want to run a 9 bearing 8 cylinder engine with the crank damper removed. The removal part could be carried out at Cricklewood, but borrowing the car may be a bit difficult. If you could wangle a Nash, Imperial 8 Chrysler, Packard or Studebaker for such a test we should be very grateful. When are you bringing up a 4 1/2 Lagonda to show us what a car should be ? Yours sincerely, | ||