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).
Correspondence to Le Baron Detroit Company regarding a Bentley drawing and the influence of the Chrysler Airflow on aerodynamic design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 133\4\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 14th September 1934 | |
| Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/KW. 14th September,1934. Mr. Hal. Holton, Le Baron Detroit Company, 3100 Meldrum Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Dear Mr. Holton, Thank you for the drawing of the Bentley. The picture is certainly very interesting, and should give us some ideas. We are of course moving much more slowly in England than you are in the United States with regard to altering the appearance of the car, but I believe that with the advent of the Airflow Chrysler, which is now appearing in rapidly increasing quantities on English roads, we may find the public more receptive to the aerodynamic profiles. I hope that you are enjoying reasonable prosperity, we are exceptionally fortunate here and the whole factory is still working to capacity. Kind regards. Yours sincerely, | ||