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 Grosvenor Hotel letterhead discussing a BMW's performance, specifically its ignition, weight, and fuel consumption.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\3\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 28th June 1941 | |
| GROSVENOR HOTEL R.{Sir Henry Royce} A.{Mr Adams} C. and A.{Mr Adams} A.{Mr Adams} Recommended FAMILY and COMMERCIAL STOCKBRIDGE Phone No. 9 1104 28. 6. 41. Dear Rowbotham, I hope you had a good day in London yesterday & managed to do something about the deplorable conditions you told me about. Your people got the BMW very much better apparently the chief fault was that the ignition was much too far advanced. It ran very nicely when S.S. & I collected it on Saturday morning. He drove it very well & I think thought quite well of it. The weight seemed very good considering the tank was nearly full (thanks) & there were lots of odds & ends of gear in the car. It appeared to do 22 mpg here, which was better. We had a long talk about cars & S.S. told me what was under the | ||