Extract concerning an issue with groaning brakes on the S.S. chassis, a noise also found on experimental cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\5\ 05-page126 | |
| Date | 8th August 1929 | |
| EXTRACT FROM :- Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X7420 Mx {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} 5/OG8. 8. 29. RE. S. S. CHASSIS. ---------------- 7. BRAKES GROANING. This seems to vary according to atmospheric conditions, and appears to come from the front brakes. This noise is identical with that which occurs on the Experimental Cars. | ||
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).