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).
Testing of a Big Bore 20/25 HP with a Stromberg carburetter and issues with clutches.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\1\ scan0353 | |
| Date | 17th January 1936 | |
| +560 To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/KW.17.1.36. Big Bore 20/25 HP. In the minutes of the last Conference at Derby a note was made that you wanted to try the big bore 20/25 fitted with the Stromberg carburetter as completed for production. As pointed out at the time, 21-G-IV, which is now running about with the parts on, is not a fit car to demonstrate. A new body is being provided for the final chassis which is now finished, and we will arrange for you to try this when it is completed, but it appears that this will not be sooner than the end of the first week in February. In the meantime we have received C's note re trouble being experienced on the present 20/25 clutches. In view of this note we should very much like an opportunity of trying your clutch, to see what is wrong with it, as it was due to its unsatisfactory behaviour that we decided to go on with the standard clutch. At the same time we should like to compare the slow running on your car with that of Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s car. Would it be possible for us to borrow it next week ? Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||