Letter from Cadillac Motor Car Company requesting to see drawings of two R.R. joints for the Phantom and 25 HP models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 170\2\ img001 | |
| Date | 30th December 1930 | |
| CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICHIGAN CADILLAC and LaSALLE MOTOR CARS December 30, 1930. Mr. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Rolls Royce, Limited, Derby, England. My dear Hives: Some men from Mechanics Machine Company were here the other day and mentioned that they would be interested to see drawings of the two R. {Sir Henry Royce} R. {Sir Henry Royce} joints made under their patents. Would it be permitted, do you think, for me to have a couple (Phantom and 25 h.p.)? Happy New Year. Sincerely, Maurice Olley [Handwritten note at bottom] M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley re We had assumed there were no patents & had not therefore made any attempt to approach the Mechanics concern. Will confirm we have no license By [Handwritten note on right, partially legible] Ansd 14/1/31 | ||
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).