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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).
Acquiring American car exhaust systems and Aerolite pistons for testing and experience.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\3\  img154
Date  21th April 1934
  
W/S - Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}
c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/KW.21.4.34.

We want to get two or three American representative six-cylinder car exhaust systems. The Chevrolet, Plymouth and small Graham-Paige six are all about the 20/25 HP. size.

We should like to get hold of a complete exhaust system for each of these cars; i.e. from the manifold to the tail pipe, not including the manifold, so that we can try them on our experimental cars.

I am getting hold of some aerolite pistons for your car, but I am going to get them treated with the alumilite process before fitting so that we can get some experience on this.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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