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 AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co. Ltd. regarding the suitability of their car heaters for Rolls-Royce vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 22th September 1938 | |
| 1158 AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG Co. LTD. DIRECTORS: N.F.Stockbridge, W.O.Kennington, C.J.Bartlett. Telegrams: SPHINX,DUNSTABLE. DUNSTABLE, BEDS..ENGLAND. Telephone: DUNSTABLE 360. Our Ref: CNF/GEB. Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.6/MH.{M. Huckerby} 22nd September, 1938. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby. For the Attention of Mr. C.S. Steadman, Experimental Department. Dear Sirs, We were interested to receive your letter of the 20th instant concerning the description of our new Car Heater as appearing in the current issue of "The Autocar", and in reply we enclose a descriptive pamphlet of same. We would tell you quite frankly, however, that we doubt whether our car heater would be of sufficient capacity for even the smallest model of your cars, as it has been designed specially for the small English vehicles. We would like to advise you, however, that we are making a car heater which is being "built in" on one of the larger popular cars made in this country, and it occurs to us that this application might be of particular interest to you. We therefore enclose a general arrangement drawing of same, No.1571002. Before we send you samples of one or both of the above, would any useful purpose be served if our Chief Engineer called upon you, following which we could submit some samples more in accordance with your needs? Will you please let us know whether this suggestion meets with your approval, in which case our Mr. Bennion Browne could fix an appointment with your people which would be mutually convenient. Yours faithfully, THE AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG CO.,LTD., C.N. FAULCONBRIDGE, Equipment Sales Manager. Enclosures Blueprint of drawing No.1571002; Pamphlet ref. No.CHF.118. AC Air Cleaners - AC Clocks - AC Fuel Pumps - AC Oil Filters - AC Oil Gauges - AC Plugs - AC Speedometers - AC Windscreen Wipers. | ||