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 B.G.R. Co., Ltd. promoting the British Goodrich Longlife 'V' Type Fan Belt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\2\ Scan188 | |
| Date | 26th September 1929 | |
| B. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} CO., LTD. CONTINUATION. Messrs. Rolls Royce Motor Co.Ltd. contd... 26th September 1929. - 2 - is necessary or not. You will be interested no doubt to know that the British Goodrich Longlife "V" Type Fan Belt has now established itself as a firm favourite amongst car manufacturers for original equipment. This belt is, of course, fitted as original equipment to practically every car in the United States, and in this country it is fitted to - Willys Overland. Crossley. Leyland. Thorneycroft. Ford. Humber. Singer. General Motors. Citroen. Vauxhall. Hudson Essex. Guilford Motors. and Minerva vehicles as well as many others as original equipment. At the same time we are at present in negotiations with a great many other manufacturers where we anticipate securing orders for these belts as original equipment. The British Goodrich Longlife "V" Type Fan Belt is establishing itself against severe competition but there is absolutely no doubt whatever, and this has been proved continually from actual tests carried out by car manufacturers, that the Longlife belt is unquestionably the best on the market today. It is made in one complete unit, there are no links or joints to break. It is stretchless, oil and grease resisting, contd.... | ||