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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).
Visits to various US automotive and parts manufacturers for information gathering and to address component issues.

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Date  4th November 1935
  
-4- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.4.11.35.

The Harrison Radiator Corporation at
Lockport, New York, should certainly be visited as
their installation is excellent and they are right
up to date on the latest oil coolers and radiators.

We should like to know why Buicks have
dropped their oil cooler.

Incidentally, at Buffalo, which is close
to Lockport, is the Pierce-Arrow plant, which is
worth a visit.

Cleveland is not far away from Detroit,
and you might with advantage go to see Mr. Ben Hopkins
of the Cleveland Graphite Company there. He should
be able to give you the "low-down" on the bearing
situation.

I think in view of our interest in V-8's
it is important we should extract any information
available from Dearborn. They are a sticky crowd and
it is difficult to penetrate into the factory, but I am
writing Smith and asking him to get you an introduction
if possible.

Can you see the Morse Chain Company in
Detroit, and tell them that our Cadillac Chain stretched
5/8" in 15,000 miles and we are disgusted with it.

I see I have a letter from Mr. Kishline of
the Graham-Paige Co., dated April 24th of last year, in
which he says he expects to be able to damp out the
master period on the 6. You might check up and see how
successful he has been.


Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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