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).
Quotation from Delco-Remy & Hyatt Ltd. for a 656.R type ignition distributor, including advance curve specifications and quantity-based pricing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\2\ img009 | |
| Date | 6th October 1933 | |
| X 6119 DELCO-REMY & HYATT LTD. Telegrams: DELREMYAT, SOWEST, LONDON. Head Office & Works: 111, GROSVENOR ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. Telephones: VICTORIA 6242 (7 LINES) [Handwritten Note]: Wdt Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. [Handwritten Note]: 656R X 13 YOUR REF. OUR REF. GKD/HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 6th October, 1933. SUBJECT QUOTATION. SPECIFICATION. Delco British Made Ignition Distributor, 656.R type, incorporating centrifugal automatic advance mechanism, manufactured to provide an advance curve according to the following figures - Distributor Degrees. Distributor RPM. Cut-in 175-200 3.0 300 4.75 400 6.5 500 7.75 600 9.25 700 11.0 800 11.75 900 12.5 1,000 13.5 1,100 14.5 1,200 15.25 1,300 16.25 1,400 17.0 (max.) 1,500 PRICE. Per Distributor, as above and for quantities as follows - Contract for 200 Distributors .. 37/6d. each nett. " " 500 " .. 36/6d. " " " " 1000 " .. 35/- " " [Handwritten Note]: This curve is correct for Bentley deturbulated head. R.W. | ||