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 discussing a customer's positive experience with a new carburettor fitted to a Phantom I (39-AL).
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\3\ scan0249 | |
| Date | 16th December 1936 | |
| Swell. CTS{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} To: "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}", DERBY. PARIS Sr22/Dn.16.12.36 Dear "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}", One of our customers - Mr Hermann Kron - who owns a Phantom I (39-AL) dragged me out to show me a carburettor he has had fitted to his car, and insisted that I should try the car, so that I could tell him what my opinion of it was. I succeeded in convincing this gentleman that it would be better for his chauffeur to drive the car, as I am now quite incapable of changing gears well on this type of car, since I had become accustomed to drive Bentleys and Phantom IIIs/ This carburettor certainly seems to assist the car on slow-running and getting away quickly. Kronn himself says it is amazing, and asserts that his car now goes up hills like a "téléférique:" I am enclosing for your information the description of this device. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||