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).
Cablegram from Detroit regarding a comparison of engine designs and features.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\4\ img104 | |
| Date | 5th July 1947 | |
| Form No. 6. WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS RECEIVED AT 1, BROAD STREET CHAMBERS, BIRMINGHAM, 1. (Tel. No. Midland, 1711). [Handwritten Notes] USA 1320 [Stamped] XMSL 5 AM 7 47 [Message] 49 DETROIT MICH 61 4 MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE CO LTD NLT ROYCAR NIGHTINGALE RD DERBY DERBY ROBOTHAM TWELVE SMOOTHER ALL CONDITIONS THAN ORTHODOT VEE EIGHT BUT EIGHT CAN BE MADE VERY GOOD BY FLYWHEEL FLEXIBLE BOTH LATERALLY AND TORSIONALLY STOP THINK LATTER OBTAINABLE AND WORTHWHILE BECAUSE UP TO DATE FEATURES STOP ZEPHYR ROUGH BECAUSE INCH COMPRESSION CRANKSHAFT DEFLECTIONS AND ENGINE TIE RODS FOR TORQUE TUBE THRUST STOP POSSIBLY WORTH BUYING FOR BODY CONSTRUCTION GRYLLS [Signatures] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Confirmation........... Posted............... | ||