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 Vauxhall Motors inquiring about gearbox design, specifically regarding direct drive and achieving silence.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\4\ scan0170 | |
| Date | 2nd December 1939 | |
| 1097. Vauxhall Motors Ltd TELEPHONE NUMBER 2600 LUTON. LUTON. BEDS. TELEGRAMS CARVAUX, TELEX, LUTON WHEN REPLYING PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF: 289/AT/IF YOUR REF: 2nd December, 1939. W.A. Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Robotham, Some of the boys were arguing as to whether you used an in-direct gear for your fourth gear, or for your 3rd gear. Would you like to tell us? What, in your opinion, is the most important element in silence in a gear box? Would you like to tell us this also? Best regards, Yours sincerely, Alex Taub. Alex Taub. AMOF. | ||