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 the Experimental Dept. to Rover Motor Co. Ltd. regarding Chrysler's 'floating power' patents.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\1\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 23th November 1933 | |
| X728 Experimental Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KT: November 23rd 1933. Captain Wilkes, The Rover Motor Co. Ltd., Coventry. Dear Capt. Wilkes, I have now gone into the Chrysler patents on "floating power". The only claim they have as far as I can make out is that the line joining the two points of their mounting is not parallel to the crankshaft centre. As you will see from the attached letter the points raised on the job were anticipated by us. We have not a copy of the actual Chrysler patent, but you will doubtless be able to get hold of this. Yours sincerely, | ||