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).
Better petrol consumption figures from reversed throttle carburetters compared to the standard 20/25 type.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\1\ scan0265 | |
| Date | 14th February 1935 | |
| x5080. To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/KW.14.2.35: Reversed Throttle Carburetters. Herewith some figures which we have recently taken which show that we can get a better petrol consumption with the reversed throttle carburetter than we can with the standard 20/25 type! Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||