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 Power Plant Co. Ltd. proposing their licensed Chevroc-McAleer Car Heater and Defroster.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 9th November 1938 | |
| THE POWER PLANT Co. Ltd. ENGINEERS WEST DRAYTON MIDDLESEX TELEPHONE: WEST DRAYTON 2626 (THREE LINES) TELEGRAMS: ROC, PHONE, WEST DRAYTON CABLES: ROC, WEST DRAYTON CODES: LOMBARD, BENTLEY'S SECOND, BENTLEY'S, ABC 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS, WESTERN UNION and MARCONI ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & INDIA OFFICE LISTS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO CHEVROC DEPARTMENT AND QUOTE: OUR REF KMcL/MA/C YOUR REF.......... 9th November, 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of the Designs Dept. Dear Sirs, RE: CAR HEATERS ============== We are manufacturing under licence in this country the CHEVROC-McALEER Car Heater, and should be glad to learn whether this is a subject which is of interest to you. If so, the writer would be very glad to come down and show you his car fitted with a combined CHEVROC Car Heater and Defroster. A small leaflet is enclosed, giving brief details of these units. Yours faithfully, THE POWER PLANT COMPANY, LIMITED. [Signature] R.{Sir Henry Royce} Kenneth McLeod, Manager, Chevroc Dept. Enc. [Attached leaflet text:] CHEVROC McALEER CAR HEATER WARM IN WINTER COOL IN SUMMER [Handwritten notes:] [Top center]: 1158 [Top right stamp]: NOV BY [Top right green tab]: Nov. 11. a/ive [Right of recipient]: WhR{Mr Wheeler}/m/sorg [Below signature]: RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD, As per local copy, JA | ||