Letter to the S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. requesting different carburettor needles for a 4 1/4-litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0230 | |
| Date | 1st November 1938 | |
| 1487 Experimental Dept. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 8/MH. {M. Huckerby} 1st. November 1938. The S.U.Carburetter Co. Ltd., Adderley Park, BIRMINGHAM. For the attention of Mr. Cooper. Dear Sirs, Further to our last letter concerning our "flat spot" on the 4 1/4-litre Bentley, when using the H.4 carburetters. Will you please supply three pairs each of the following needles. To be marked as shown:- B.3.D. 90 85.5 81.5 78 75 72.5 70.5 69 68 67 66 65. B.3.E. 90 85.5 81.5 78 75.5 73.5 71.5 70 69 68 67 66. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
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).