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 from S.U. Company requesting carburetter centre dimensions for 25 and 40 HP cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\4\ Scan045 | |
| Date | 16th June 1931 | |
| STATION: ADDERLEY PARK, L.M.&S.Rly THE S.U. COMPANY. PROPRIETORS: MORRIS INDUSTRIES LTD [Left Side] S.U. CARBURETTER FLEXIBLE SILENT TELEPHONE BIRMINGHAM EAST 1633 General Manager T. C. SKINNER [Center] East Works, Bordesley Green Road, Adderley Park – Birmingham. [Right Side] THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS TELEGRAMS:- FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM Your Ref. Our Ref. BC/DR [Handwritten number at top] 81487. [Date] June 16/31. [Recipient] Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. [Body] Dear Sirs, Would you please be good enough to let us know the centres between the carburetters on your 25 and 40 h.p. cars so that we may supply the exact length throttle spindles, connecting rod &c. Thanking you in anticipation, we are Yours faithfully, For THE S.U. Co. [Stamps and Handwritten Notes] [Stamp]: RECEIVED [in a circle with a clock face, arrow pointing to 9] 17 JUN 1931 [Stamp]: May 17 JUN 1931 [Stamp]: RECEIVED [Handwritten, circled]: By Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Handwritten, bottom left]: P2 = 12.000 crs 20/25 = 8.750 CRS [Stamp, bottom left]: ENGINEERING AND ALLIED EMPLOYERS NATIONAL FEDERATION | ||