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).
Two cables from the U.S.A. discussing competitor car analysis, including Cadillac and Buick.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img387 | |
| Date | 19th February 1934 | |
| To SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/MJ.19.2.34. The following cables have been received from [REDACTED], in U.S.A. 16.2.34. "HIVES CADILLAC COSTS SEVEN THOUSAND LESS THIRTY PERCENT ONGROFT BUICKS TYPICAL THERMOSTAT HOT SPOT JUNCTION STANDING CARBURETTERS ON CADILLAC NEED LESS HEAT THAN FIXED CHOKE HORSE ON. IN FRONT END DRIVE ALMOST UNIVERSAL REAR SILENT HUNDRED HORSE ON FOUR TWOFIFTY PROGRAMME ON CADILLAC WITHOUT TCLUB INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION PROBABLY FROM UENCY AFFECT STEERING TAT STABILISER STIFFINING FRAME WITH ENGINE MAY LEAVE PERIODICITY UNCHANGED OWING TO INERTIA MEASUREMENTS IF SO UENCY VALUE OF WINGS SHOULD CAR WE BUY RETURN ON TRI TI UP IF SO SEND INFORMATION FROM RAJ OBSERVE TRANSLANE USES EIGHT AND THREE SIXTEENTHS ROD WITH FIVE INCH STROKE ON SIX FOUR POINT FIVE STROKE ON EIGHT. ROBOTHAM." 17.2.34. "HIVES RECOMMEND CADILLAC LANDED ON TRI-TI DUE LATER EARLIEST DELIVERY ONE MONTH ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION R.{Sir Henry Royce} ULATED CONCERNING BRITLER CUSTOM DEFINITION OF SECOND HAND POSTPONED ANY DECISION REGARDING TRANSLANE UNTIL YOU GET MY LETTER. GRAHAM SUPERCHARGER SURPRISINGLY QUIET. RETURNING DATA IN ATHLETIC CLUB DETROIT MARCH EIGHTH ADDRESS INKET NEWYORK UNTIL THEN. ROBOTHAM." Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||