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).
Requesting to obtain a 4-cylinder distributor unit from Lucas for endurance testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\3\ img229 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1939 | |
| 6119 To Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} c. to G/JWH. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC{R. Childs}9.JH..3.11.39. Will you please obtain from Messrs. Lucas one 4 cylinder type distributor model DK4A type G/4 service 405567. We wish to buy this unit as it will probably be worn out by our endurance tests. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||