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 Maurice Olley at Cadillac to W. A. Robotham discussing a car's production, its springing, and an inquiry about a Bentley engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\3\ img194 | |
| Date | 25th April 1934 | |
| u s a 3 CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN CADILLAC and LASALLE MOTOR CARS April 25, 1934. Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, c/o Rolls Royce, Limited, Derby, England. Dear EM: Replying to your various notes and cable. Your 16 is coming through the production line today. We shall probably need a week or so to worry about it before shipping. We are springing it stiffer as you suggest. I think you will be satisfied with its stability when we are through. Nat Wyeth will see that it is a good "roader" before we let it go. Harold Youngren up at Olds expressed an interest to see an arrangement drawing of the 20/25 or Bentley engine. It is right in their size-range and he would naturally like to see what has been done to boost up a small engine of this type. I told him I would see what you could do. At present we are riding high, wide and handsome in production and in engineering everything is calm like the center of a cyclone. Kindest regards. Yours, Maurice Olley Maurice Olley M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley H | ||