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 New-Hudson Ltd to Rolls-Royce concerning their Girling Brake system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\3\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 1st November 1933 | |
| x40561. ENGINEERING EMPLOYERS FEDERATION 1896 TELEGRAMS: "WONDER, BIRMINGHAM " TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 0321 (5 LINES). CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT, WAR OFFICE, G.P.O., COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN NEW-HUDSON LTD MOTOR AND GENERAL ENGINEERS, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} GEORGE'S WORKS, ICKNIELD STREET, BIRMINGHAM YOUR Ref. OUR Ref AF/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ENGINEERING CONTRACTS DEPT. 1st November 1933. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., D E R B Y. GRY{Shadwell Grylls} Dear Sirs, For Attention of Mr. Hives. re GIRLING BRAKE. We should like to put on record, our appreciation of the courtesy you extended to Messrs. Pratt and Manley, and the writer, on the occasion of our visit to your Factory yesterday, re our GIRLING BRAKS. We sincerely trust, that when you have perused the Prints we have left with you, you will be good enough to loan us a Chassis, so that we can fit same up with this Girling BRAKE System, which we will agree to do free of charge. When the Chassis is in our Factory, same will be covered by Insurance, so that there is no possible loss to your goodselves. Kindly believe, that we make no idle boast, when we say--that this is the Finest Mechanical Braking System in this country, and apart from it's wonderful smoothness in operation, the stopping distances are phenomenal. The very low cost of same, must appeal even to your goodselves, as we feel certain we can save you a large amount of money Per Chassis. Continued- | ||