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).
Requesting a trial of a Watford sleeveless magneto on test cars for potential cost reduction.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\3\ scan0083 | |
| Date | 6th September 1927 | |
| To Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} from EFC. X7791 EFC2/T6.9.27 WATFORD SLEEVELESS MAGNETO. Herewith we send you Watford sleeveless magneto type EW6 No.99802. We think you will find this machine very good - for detailed performance please see our report EFCL/T7.9.27, copy of which you will receive. Will you please try out this magneto on your test cars with the least possible delay, as it is urgently desirable to get this machine running.on experimental cars. The sooner we can standardise this machine the better, because according to the quoted figures, their use will give a substantially reduced cost per chassis. EFC. | ||