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 from Bristol Aeroplane Company concerning car performance issues and requested modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\2\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 29th April 1935 | |
| LONDON OFFICE:- BUSH HOUSE, ALDWYCH, W.C.2. TELEPHONE: TEMPLE BAR 7193. TELEGRAMS: "BRISTAIRCO, BUSH LONDON" TELEGRAMS: INLAND: "AVIATION" PHONE, FILTON. FOREIGN: "AVIATION" FILTON. CODES: WESTERN UNION. BENTLEY'S & A.B.C. "Bristol" Aeroplanes and Aero Engines. THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY LTD SIR G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} STANLEY WHITE, BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} (MANAGING DIRECTOR.) FILTON HOUSE, BRISTOL, ENG. TELEPHONES: OFFICES AND WORKS, 45051 [PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE] YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW. OUR REF. ENGINES.F/HCM/BHC/100 29th April 1935. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Robotham, As arranged I am sending up the car and enclose herewith two lists of work, one for chassis and one for body. I went over to Belgium for the Easter holidays and took the car over the same roads as I went over last October. I am glad to be able to tell you that I had no wheel wobble on the pavé, and although I did have one return of it which I reported to you on the 4th February I think I can say that this trouble is cured. The top speed performance of the car is down quite a bit as compared with last October, about 4-5 m.p.h. As I think I told you I never thought the car pulled quite as well on its return from Derby last December, and was slightly noiser. If Aerolite pistons will increase the performance I fail to see why I cannot have them fitted, and I also cannot see why the cost would be appreciable in changing the pistons. Neither can I understand why there would be a considerable amount of work of an expensive nature. At any rate I do use the car for long runs where I want the best performance I can have, and I would submit it should be worth while for you to give me this performance. The question of brake squealing I am leaving entirely in your hands. I have proved to my own satisfaction the squealing is less with the cycle type mudguards off, but it definitely is not cured. I am leaving it to you to do whatever you wish to get rid of the squealing in regard to fitting new drums, shoes or mudguards etc. but I naturally shall not expect to pay for the new mudguards if the squealing is still present after changing the mudguards. In a letter from Mr.Sidgreaves dated 17th April he says that he thinks it seems a pity for me to scrap the cycle type wings if you succeed in eliminating the squeak. I quite agree. I like my cycle type mudguards and do not want them changed. All I want is the brakes put right, and the squealing stopped. | ||