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).
List of notable points observed on a 1937 La Salle Cadillac.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0340 | |
| Date | 9th August 1937 | |
| Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1052 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/R.9.8.37. We note the following points in the 1937 La{L. A. Archer} Salle Cadillac:- WRMATE 1. Simple pedal arrangement. 2. Pinnacle Roller gearbox thrust bearings. WYM{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 3. Simple endwise expansion scheme on the fish tail. EHSE(crossed out) 4. Wide range of pivot lean adjustment - very simple. STH 5. Anti-rattle on the radiator shutters. STH 6. A simple radiator steam valve. 7. Small rear axle thrust. Swdl{Len H. Swindell} 8. A floating oil intake has been adopted. " 9. Elaborate ventilation scheme. " 10. Arrangement of hydraulic tappets. " 11. Method of splitting connecting rod big end. AFM{Anthony F. Martindale} 12. Simple and light vacuum servo. Will you please being these points to the attention of the testers concerned. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||