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 Rover Company Ltd regarding a revised list of weights and a misunderstanding about V-engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0271 | |
| Date | 29th November 1938 | |
| 1091 TELEPHONE Nº 8081 (7 Lines) ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS London Service Depot SEAGRAVE ROAD · FULHAM · LONDON · S·W·6. Contractors to H.M. Government Telegrams: ROVER, COVENTRY. B C M / Rover. CODES: A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION LIEBERS · MARCONI MOTOR TRADE · BENTLEY THE ROVER COMPANY LTD NEW · METEOR · WORKS: COVENTRY Our Ref MCW/JM.{Mr Morley} Your Ref Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}3/MH.{M. Huckerby} 29th. November, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Grylls, Thank you for your letter. I am sending herewith revised list of weights and must apologise for the original mistakes. I hope the weights as stated are now reasonably clear. You misunderstood my question about 90 degrees "V" engines, however, we can discuss that when we next meet. Yours sincerely, M.C. Wilks ENCL: Weights List. | ||