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).
Request from the Duc d'Alba for a high-performance chassis (34 UB) with custom modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan051 | |
| Date | 10th June 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). R.R. 657. (100M) (VV. 771. 26.3.14) E.P. 6273. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON - Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Exptl. Dept. B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Dr Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM Hr Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON HP Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON L LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sy Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD re Chassis 34 UB - Spain. 10.6.14. E/PHD1/G10614. U.W. Mr. Johnson asks our opinion concern- ing the requirements of the Duc d'Alba who asks for an L/E type chassis with compression higher than standard on this type of chassis. He also wants to have a very fast car, so we should like to have the Experimental Department's remarks concerning the proposal of fitting pistons and connecting rods of the 7 CA type, viz, E.3728 and E.3718, and also their opinion with regard to the fitting of stronger valve springs E.4247. Will you please let me have these remarks at the earliest possible moment so that we may communicate same to Mr. Johnson. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PHD [Handwritten note] Mr Wormald Please deal with this 10-6-14 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||