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).
Acquisition of a semi-automatic Buick gearbox and a potential change to an order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\3\ scan0028 | |
| Date | 22th October 1937 | |
| W/S. C.. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1049L.. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/R.22.10.37. We have been trying to get hold of the latest type Buick gearbox which is a semi-automatic type. The attached correspondence is self-explanatory. Possibly you would like to pass this letter on to Messrs. Lendrum & Hartman yourself. If there is no difficulty in changing our order to that of Series 40 we shall be glad if you will ring us so that we can cable to the Chief Engineer of the Buick Co. We are not quite clear how far Messrs. Lendrum & Hartman have already committed themselves with regard to the car we originally specified. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||