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 to S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. requesting carburettor needles for a 4.5 litre Bentley for the 1936 Le Mans race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 29th April 1936 | |
| X1487 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}7/KW. 29th April, 1936. The S.U. Carburetter Co.Ltd., East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Le Mans, 1936. In conjunction with the H.V.8 Carburetters which will be used on a 4 1/2 litre Bentley for the above race; will you please supply 3 pairs each of the following needles, marked as shown. Dimensions in thous' of an inch, measured at intervals of .125" from the shoulder. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. Att: Chart showing dimensions required. | ||