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 M. Olley of Cadillac discussing factory activity, the Harrison Radiator Block, rear-engine motorcars, and supercharging experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 170\2\ img077 | |
| Date | 9th December 1932 | |
| Expl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}17/MJ. 9th. December 1932. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley Esq., Cadillac Motor Car Co., Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Dear Oy., I wonder how you are getting on. You will perhaps be interested to know that this factory is humming with activity. We are working three shifts round the clock and have orders enough to keep us busy until June of next year. I have managed to get some of the improvements which I saw in America on our cars here and we have absolutely confirmed the merits of the Harrison Radiator Block for cooling efficiency. I should very much like to hear what progress you are making with rear engine motorcars, suspension, and improved performance. For the moment we are not going forward with supercharging on production. We shall probably continue experiments with this for two or three years before we know enough about it to make a move. It may interest you to know that we find the most efficient Blowers in existence in England were obtained from the Allison Co. in America but these of a much larger size than we are likely to use. I hope you will manage to get hold of a small portion of the twenty millions which will be arriving in America from this country during the next few weeks. I am afraid that insisting on this payment will do America more harm than good in the long run. | ||