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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).
Letter from 'The Motor' magazine summarizing content from their March 1939 issues, including a Technical Review and road tests.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27\3\  Scan075
Date  4th April 1939
  
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The Motor

PROPRIETORS:
TEMPLE PRESS LIMITED.
MANAGING DIRECTOR: ROLAND E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DANGERFIELD.
DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER: ROBERT ASHWORTH.

LONDON:
5-17 ROSEBERY AVENUE E.C.1.
TELEPHONE TERMINUS 3636 (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE)
TELEGRAMS PRESSIMUS SMITH LONDON
CABLES PRESSIMUS LONDON

BIRMINGHAM:
61-65 NEW STREET
TELEPHONE MIDLAND 4117 (3 LINES)
TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK BIRMINGHAM

COVENTRY:
50 HERTFORD STREET
TELEPHONE COVENTRY 60095 (2 LINES)
TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK COVENTRY

MANCHESTER:
274 DEANSGATE
TELEPHONE BLACKFRIARS 5038 (2 LINES)
TELEGRAMS PRESSWORK MANCHESTER

HEAD OFFICE:
5 to 17, ROSEBERY AVENUE,
LONDON, E.C.1.

M.51.MG
4th April, 1939

W.A. Robotham Esq.,
Rolls-Royce Ltd.,
Derby.

Dear Mr. Robotham,

The issues of "THE MOTOR" published in March have contained one Technical Review, dealing with Offset Transmissions and giving drawings of Rolls-Royce, Chrysler and Packard hypoid gears, Daimler worm drive, Austin racing double-reduction gear and the Bendix Weiss universal joint.

Road tests have been carried out on:-

March 7 Singer Nine Roadster
Morris Fourteen
March 14 Lanchester Roadrider
Hudson Twenty-one
March 21 Austin Eight
Frazer-Nash-B.M.W. Type 327
Mercury
March 28 Packard "120".

In addition to these there has been the unusual feature for this time of the year of having some new cars to announce. These are the Singer Nine and 12-cylinder Delahaye, March 7; 30 h.p. Mercury, March 14; Triumph Twelve, March 21; and the Riley Twelve, March 28. This is an unusual "bag" so early in the season and to it might be added the description of the new Andre shock absorber, March 21.
  
  


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