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 'MOTOR SPORT' magazine concerning gear ratio corrections for a 4 1/4 litre car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\5\ scan0199 | |
| Date | 8th February 1941 | |
| MOTOR SPORT CONTINENTAL RACING MOTOR NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE TECHNICAL ARTICLES OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH RACING DRIVERS' CLUB INCORPORATING SPEED AND THE BROOKLANDS GAZETTE Proprietors: Teesdale Publishing Co., Ltd. Editorial, Advertising & Publishing Offices: 21, CITY ROAD, LONDON, E.C.1 Telephone No.: NATIONAL 3045 CIRCULATION 16,000 PER MONTH COMPREHENSIVE PHOTOGRAPHIC FILES PUBLISHED 1st OF EACH MONTH [Handwritten text] 129, Fleet Road, S. Farnboro', HANTS. Feb. 8th. 1941. W. Robotham, Esq., Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. Robotham, Thank you for your letter of Feb. 2nd, returning the proof. I have corrected the points raised, but I have put the top-gear ratio of the pre-overdrive 4 1/4 litre in as "4.1 to 1 and later 4.25 to 1", in spite of your note, as I have seen the former ratio quoted in three separate places, and think it must be correct, although it is not quoted in the Bentley catalogue at all. I have not my more-recent references here in the country with me, such as H.S. Linfield's war-time test of a 4 1/4 litre, but I imagine | ||