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 to Automotive Products Co. Ltd. about the testing and pricing of zero-lash hydraulic tappets, with the development program paused due to war.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0322 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1940 | |
| 1029 Brakes TS/HTB/EFB Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/ML. 2.10.40. Automotive Products Co.Ltd., Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA. For the attention of Mr. H.T.Barker. Dear Sirs, re ZERO-LASH HYDRAULIC TAPPETS. Thank you for your letter of the 30th. September, re the above. We have a set of these Zero-Lash tappets prepared for test. Owing to hostilities, we have had to hold up this development programme, but when we re-start we will communicate with you again. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS ROYCE LTD., Footnote. Now that you are proposing to manufacture these tappets in this country, we should like to have an indication of the price at which you expect to be able to sell them in quantities. As an example, can you give us the pre-war price of 5,000 tappet units complete, to the attached drawing. | ||