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).
Night letter cablegram regarding severe misfiring with mica plugs on leaded fuel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0135 | |
| Date | 9th July 1936 | |
| X1282 NIGHT LETTER CABLEGRAM. BANKS, ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION, CHRYSLER BUILDING, NEW YORK. U.S.A. SEVERELY TROUBLED WITH MICA PLUGS MISFIRING AFTER 500 MILES LIGHT THROTTLE RUNNING IN TRAFFIC ON LEADED FUEL. INFORMATION URGENTLY REQUIRED. ROBOTHAM, ROYCAR. | ||