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 Leyland Motors Limited regarding gear ratio information for a Rolls-Royce gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\3\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 9th April 1938 | |
| Leyland BY APPOINTMENT LEYLAND MOTORS LIMITED. Head Office and Works, LEYLAND. LANCASHIRE. Manufacturers of Motor Vehicles. YOURS Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}2/AP. IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OURS VWP/HK.{Col. T. Harker - Sales} Tel:Ext:97. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS CUSTOMERS VEHICLES DRIVEN AT OWNERS RISK ONLY TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: LEYMOTORS, LEYLAND. TELEPHONE LEYLAND 81400 (16 LINES) 9th April, 1938. Dict. 7th. 1175? G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls Esq., Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Mr. Grylls, I am sorry I have been so long in replying to your letter dated March 29th, in which you were good enough to give me considerable information in regard to gear ratios in the Rolls-Royce box. We are very sorry indeed that you cannot help us at the present stage in providing the required ratio to give an overall ratio comparable with the box we are making at Leyland at the present time, but we are looking into this at our own end, and we will probably make some arrangement whereby the box can be more adequately tested under service conditions. I will, however, keep in touch with you with regard to tests and if any useful information comes to light I will undertake to let you have this immediately. Yours faithfully, p.p. LEYLAND MOTORS LIMITED. V.W. Pilkington Chief Engineer. | ||