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 British Goodrich Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the performance of a belt and its suitability as original equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\2\ Scan189 | |
| Date | 26th September 1929 | |
| B. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} CO., LTD. CONTINUATION. Messrs. Rolls Royce Motor Co.Ltd. contd... 26th September 1929. - 3 - hard wearing and once fitted will give 20, 30, 40,000 miles service without trouble. It runs noiselessly and its initial cost is considerably lower than the link type belt. We are naturally most anxious to be able to claim that this belt is fitted as original equipment to the Rolls Royce car. It is in fact a Rolls Royce belt and we are confident that full investigations into its outstanding characteristics will prove well worth your while. May we hear from you in due course. Yours faithfully, BRITISH GOODRICH RUBBER CO. LTD. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Warns. MECHANICAL SALES. | ||