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 The Houdaille Hydraulic Suspension Co. Ltd. quoting a price for their hydraulic shock absorbers for standardisation.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan082 | |
Date | 10th December 1923 | |
Copy of Letter. ....................... From: THE HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO. LTD. 41, New Bond Street LONDON W.1 C.D/R.D 10th December, 1923 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, PRICE OF HOUDAILLES FOR STANDARDISATION £2.18.6 per pair. Arrangements having been now completed to rapidly increase the present Factory output of 300 pairs per day we are able for the first time to quote a really competitive price to Car Manufacturers in this country for standardisation. As you are probably aware, Houdaille Hydraulic Shock Absorbers have been for very many years standardised by the majority of the leading Continental Makers, but hitherto the price has been too high for the British manufacturers to adopt them. At the price we can now quote to you for standardisation, viz., £2.18.6. per pair, we feel sure the matter becomes one of immediate interest to you, particularly when we emphasize that such supplies would not be special equipment production, but in every way exactly as sold to the public. Moreover, should you decide to incorporate Houdaille as part of the standard equipment of your cars, we shall be only too pleased to guarantee every pair supplied you for 18 months and see you incorporate them in the guarantee you give with your cars as distinct from the usual "accessory". The afore quoted price refers either to the STANDARD MODEL Houdaille, or the SMALL MODEL FOR LIGHT CARS; particulars of both under separate cover. As Manufacturers you will appreciate that the difference in the manufacturing cost between the two Models is negligible. If you would care to have sets up for test you have only to let us know, but we would inform you that the new Small Model will not be available for another six weeks; production having only just started. | ||