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 Automotive Products Company requesting castings for Transverse Wheel Cylinders and 'Rippletto' Brakes for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0371 | |
| Date | 14th November 1940 | |
| AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS COMPANY, LTD. DIRECTORS: E B BOUGHTON W EMMOTT D T BROCK Tachbrook Road Leamington Spa TELEPHONE: LEAMINGTON SPA 1400 TELEGRAMS: AUTODUCTS PHONE LEAMINGTON SPA REG OFFICE: BROCK HOUSE LANGHAM ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} LONDON W.1 SCANDINAVIA: SVEAVAGEN 77. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN European Distributors & Spares Depots for:- HERCULES ENGINES TIMKEN AXLES "LOCKHEED" HYDRAULIC BRAKES FULLER TRANSMISSIONS BORG & BECK CLUTCHES LAVINE STEERING GEARS "PUROLATOR" THE OIL FILTER THOMPSON ECCENTRIC TIE RODS G & K "AUTODUCT" LINK-V-BELTING [Logo: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD] FGP/MF.14. 14th November, 1940. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Robotham. When we had the pleasure of meeting your Representatives on Tuesday, 12th instant, we handed them the Patterns for the Transverse Wheel Cylinder and Bi-sector Body for the "Myth" and "Rippletto" Brakes, and would be much obliged if you would get us about a dozen Castings of each of these. In view of the fact that, in our mutual interest, we propose to test this type of Brake on several of the cars we have here, would it be too much to ask you to let us have another dozen Wheel Cylinder Castings from the Pattern already in your possession? Yours faithfully, AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS COMPANY LIMITED. F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Parnell. [Left Margin Text] Quotations and Contracts are subject to revision of Duty, Transportation Costs, and to acceptance by the Factory, also to unforeseen delays arising from strikes, lockouts, transportation, war &c., and are... [Bottom Left Box] PROMPT ATTENTION IS ASSURED IF THE RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THIS SLIP IS ATTACHED TO YOUR REPLY. | ||