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).
Request from Shell Marketing Company's Film Unit to photograph a chassis with independent wheel suspension for an instructional film.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\3\ scan0277 | |
| Date | 31th March 1938 | |
| SHELL MARKETING COMPANY, LIMITED. FILM UNIT. Telephone : TEMPLE BAR 5681. SHELL-MEX HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON, W.C.2. 31st. March, 1938 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We are producing, at the moment, a short instructional film on the suspension of automobiles, showing something of the principles involved and the development from the springing of the old horse-drawn vehicle to the general practice of today. We are anxious to cover the main types of independent wheel suspension in this film, and would very much appreciate your granting us permission to see, with a view to photographing it, a demonstration or working chassis in which your wishbone links and spiral spring type of I.W.S. is used. Yours truly, For: SHELL MARKETING COMPANY, LIMITED. FILM UNIT. GT/KBB [Handwritten notes:] [Top right:] 1227/vEC enc tax [Left margin:] RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hsgreen Will you please deal with it H 2/4/38 [Bottom:] O'neil could be seen in the erecting shop [Stamp:] RECEIVED APR 1 1938 | ||