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 requesting a cost analysis for a radiator compared to a competitor's, and the results of a dissipation test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\1\ scan0270 | |
| Date | 15th December 1937 | |
| -4- 15th. December 1937. might come to, also you gave the writer an idea of the cost of another manufacturer's radiator, which is similar in some respects to our own, and which would be supplied in similar quantities. Now the former figure is approximately 60% greater than the latter figure. We would very much like you to give us a brief analysis of why you would expect our radiator to come out that much more expensive than the other article in question, in view of the fact that they both include matrix, top and bottom tanks, shell, dummy shutter assembly and external filler cap, while the main extras on our radiator are yoke, steam valve, internal filler cap, and near yoke bracing. We want this analysis in order to decide which of the extra features are worth having and what they cost us to have. We expect to pay somewhat more for our article than the manufacturer in question does for his, but we wish to ensure that the extra cost is spent on necessary and not unnecessary features. Finally, the writer would like to have the results of the dissipation test on the reconditioned matrix as soonas you can manage it. This letter has unfortunately become rather lengthy, but it is important that the matters mentioned should be cleared up with a minimum of delay. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||