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).
Competitor vehicle performance (Cadillac, Chrysler) and issues with Bentley steering in cold weather.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\2\ img190 | |
| Date | 19th February 1934 | |
| -6- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/KW.19.2.34. expiring. The vacuum control and starter both seem to be expiring. Cadillac's have started up quite a considerable supercharge campaign. Am sending you a drawing of the anti-friction plates in the Chrysler spring. It is noticeable how sticky the Bentley steering gets with normal oil in cold weather. It is seven below zero to-day. | ||