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 'The Motor' magazine summarising recent articles and road tests from their April issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\3\ Scan091 | |
| Date | 3rd May 1939 | |
| 1204 The Motor PROPRIETORS: TEMPLE PRESS LIMITED. MANAGING DIRECTOR: ROLAND E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DANGERFIELD. DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER: ROBERT ASHWORTH. M.51.MG LONDON: 5-17 ROSEBERY AVENUE E.C.1 TELEPHONE TERMINUS 3636 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) TELEGRAMS PRESSIMUS SMITH LONDON CABLES PRESSIMUS LONDON BIRMINGHAM: 61-65 NEW STREET TELEPHONE MIDLAND 4117 (3 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK BIRMINGHAM COVENTRY: 50 HERTFORD STREET TELEPHONE COVENTRY 60095 (2 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK COVENTRY MANCHESTER: 274 DEANSGATE TELEPHONE BLACKFRIARS 5038 (2 LINES) TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK MANCHESTER HEAD OFFICE: 5 to 17, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LONDON, E.C.1. 3rd May, 1939 W.A. Robotham Esq., Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. Robotham, In the April issues of "THE MOTOR" there has been one Technical Review on "Proprietary Pistons", and a number of technical articles, viz. "Developments in High Duty Bearings", giving particulars of the A.C. 9 material, April 11; a summary of modern proprietary steering mechanisms, entitled "From Steering Wheel to Road Wheels", April 18; and an interesting formula for calculating maximum speed and acceleration put forward in the same issue, entitled "Predicting Performance". Other new cars described are the Raymond Mays Special, April 4, the 2½-litre Studebaker and two new Daimlers, April 25. Road tests are as follow:- April 4 Ford V8 Riley Twelve April 11 4-litre Sunbeam Talbot Chevrolet April 18 Standard Fourteen Fiat "500" 4-seater. There were no road tests in the issue of April 25 which was the New Car Number, and contained abbreviated specifications of all models on the British market. Sincerely yours, Laurence Pomeroy TECHNICAL EDITOR | ||