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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 Rm to Sleator discussing radiator options and a performance-enhancing cut-out for the Embiricos' chassis.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 161\1\  scan0097
Date  28th February 1938
  
1380?

W/P.
Sr. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/R.28.2.38.

Dear Sleator,

We are looking forward to seeing you next week-end.

We want to help you all we can on Embiricos' chassis, and we now have it in our Department, and it is nearly ready for despatch.

When you come over we want to show you exactly what we are doing with the radiator, so we should be glad if you would bring with you your exact requirements. The real position is that we can either supply you with a radiator matrix which is so small that we know you will have no diffi-culty in getting it in and will leave it to you, or, get a matrix the right size, and fit it up before the chassis leaves. Personally, I am inclined to favour sending you a very small matrix, and then, when the car is finished, if you find you can do with increased radiator surface, we could make you a special one which we could fit in the space available.

I have got a cut-out for the car, and shall not fit it until I see you. It increases the road h.p. by about 10, so that if you are after a bit of publicity you might want it for your track tests.

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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