Requesting an order for different front springs for Mr. Royce's car because the original specification was too light.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\7\ Scan043 | |
| Date | 3rd January 1928 | |
| To BY, from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} c. to Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} c. to RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X7410 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4/LG3.1.28. EAC.14. Reports from Mr. Royce's car indicate that the front springs we requested as specified in BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB {H. Biraben} 3/M3.1.28 will be too light with the cast iron cyl. blocks and engine pushed forward. Will you therefore please order :- 2 springs as specified 1050 2 1100 in lieu of the 4 1000 lbs. springs. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} | ||
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).