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).
Engine improvements and remedies for a complaint regarding the R.C. Rootes' demonstration car GDP-36.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\2\ Scan293 | |
| Date | 16th June 1930 | |
| Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}6/KW16.6.30. S/W. Copy to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} " " JLR. " " C. " " WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 8 4117 X5770 Re- R.C.Rootes' Demonstration Car GDP-36. JLR. Whilst I was pleased to note that Mr.Rootes agreed that you have succeeded to the extent of about 50% in eliminating the trouble of which he complained, I was sorry to read that you had no immediate cure. Is not the introduction of the rubber engine mountings coupled with the higher compression pistons and other features of the 20/25 h.p.chassis one of the remedies for part of this trouble ? You will of course know that GDP-36 has not the benefit of these more recent improvements, and of course we do not talk about high compression and such engine improvements to anybody, as we don't want it to get noised abroad yet. It would however be interesting and encouraging to know that the latest features concerning the engine do produce a better job from the points of view complained of than what we find in Mr.Rootes' car. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||