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).
Notes on engine downtake, silencer dimensions, Cadillac's straight-eight engine and electrical system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img289 | |
| Date | 12th February 1934 guessed | |
| V downtake to the Engine at the front - where it passes the engine foot. ⑦ Dimensions of the Reze Silencers, which are located under the running boards now that there is a X in the frame, are 4 3/4" dia x 48" long. The Straight Eight ENGINE It is significant that Cadillacs who have been V engine exponents all their history, are putting a straight eight in their new model. Electrical. Cadillacs Coils. They use two coils and one distributor head for the 12 & 16 cyls. Each coil takes care of one bank, there are two contact breakers. Distributors. They have 12 & 16 cylinder units. They had considerable trouble with electrical breakdown with the black material but now use a rough looking red composition known as XK.1000 which is O.K. | ||