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 on hotel stationery about car performance, focusing on fixing a 'spitting' silencer and a throttle issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\3\ scan0212 | |
| Date | 6th May 1925 | |
| TELEG... S. BAILEY'S HOTEL, LONDON. TELEPHONE KENSINGTON 8560. OPPOSITE GLOUCESTER ROAD STATION ON "TUBE," DISTRICT & METROPOLITAN RYS. BAILEY'S HOTEL, LONDON, S.W.7. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} The cars are running very well and there have been no complaints today. As regards spitting in the silencer, I went out on the landaulet this morning which was reported to be very bad. It was bad, even when coasting with the throttle lever shut; we found that the throttle was not closing absolutely definitely and made this O.K. Afterwards the spitting was greatly reduced; we tried blanking up the boiler pipes but cannot say that it gives any | ||