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 concerning the preparation and shock absorber settings of a 4 ¼ Litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\4\ scan0104 | |
| Date | 28th July 1937 | |
| E R A ENGLISH RACING AUTOMOBILES LTD BOURNE LINCS DIRECTORS H.W.COOK RAYMOND MAYS PETER BERTHON TELEPHONE BOURNE 121 OUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JB. YOUR REF. DATE 28th July, 1937. Handwritten top right: H.A.N Will you Please look after these points Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} MANUFACTURERS OF "E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} A.{Mr Adams}" RACING CARS MURRAY JAMIESON SUPERCHARGERS AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH ENGINEERS CUSTOMERS' CARS ARE DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ONLY AT CUSTOMERS' OWN RISK W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Robotham, I trust that everything is going along satisfactorily with my 4¼ Litre Bentley and that you will have the car ready for me by Tuesday of next week or Wednesday at the latest. Would you kindly see that all the shock absorbers are working properly, and if possible I should like these to be set so that when they are "full on" they will be rather more effective than standard. I say this because when carrying three people and luggage on the Continental roads at high speeds I sometimes think the damping effect is not quite enough. Handwritten right margin: hitch gko. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, Raymond Mays Handwritten bottom left: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Please note O.{Mr Oldham} car will not be ready before Aug. 7/37 AH. AND AT BROOKLANDS TRACK, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY | ||