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 for information on American overdrive technology, particularly from Warner, G.M., and Chrysler.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\1\ scan0010 | |
| Date | 28th March 1939 | |
| 1292 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}9/MH.{M. Huckerby} 28th. March, 1939. F.R.Banks, Esq., Ethyl Export Corporation, Thames House, Millbank, LONDON, S.W.1. Dear Banks, While you are in America can you find out the latest "low-down" on overdrives. We do not think the present Warner electrical change into direct drive will last for ever. We should like to know what G.M. and Chryslers are thinking about for 1940. Wishing you a good trip, Yours sincerely, | ||