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 potential adoption of a boiling indicator due to vehicle overheating issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img035 | |
| Date | 4th June 1926 | |
| Y3875 Re Barker Boiling Indicator. Do you look upon this gadget as something that will have to go through the usual routine, or do you look upon it as an ordinary accessory? We were wondering whether it would be possible for us to recommend the fitting of it as an accessory. This appears to be a very urgent matter, inasmuch as I understand "N" had half-a-dozen cars returned last week which had been suffering from over-heating due, presumably, to the chauffeurs forgetting to open the shutters, although, naturally, in each case the chauffeur denied that he had done so. From HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We have a scheme of our own which is being tested C. | ||