Standardisation document for lubricated road springs, designed to improve riding qualities.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 172\1\ img171 | |
| Date | 8th April 1930 | |
| RR 755 REVISED (10H) (DE 444 6-10-26) BM. ORIGINAL COMPLETED 19.7.30. STANDARDISATION of CHASSIS PARTS. Date 8.4.30. Description of Parts. LUBRICATED ROAD SPRINGS. X No. 5410 Origin. To improve riding qualities. Drawing No. Part List Experimental Test Report. Run on Bump Test. Spring life satis-factory. STAMPED TEXT: 20. JUL 1930 W.O.W. Road Test Report. Run 14,000 miles in France on 14-G4. A Scrap and replace at all costs, including Chassis already delivered to Customers. B Scrap and replace on Chassis in Works. C Scrap present stock and replace on all Chassis not yet handed to test. D Use existing stock Alteration effective on future Chassis. Weight of Old Part. Cost of Old Part. £18. 17. 0d. Weight of New Part. Cost of New Part. £19. 8. 4d. Agreed Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Difference per Car. Difference per Car. £- 11. 4d. Increase. Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rb. {R. Bowen} 16.7.30. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 17.7.30 Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on:- Series.........£......... Series.........£......... Series.........£......... INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS BJ. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 18.7.30 | Agreed Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} R. {Sir Henry Royce} | April 29th | Agreed /p.p. R. {Sir Henry Royce} Rg. {Mr Rowledge} By | HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} +E absent France WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 9.4.30 | Agreed Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} RG. {Mr Rowledge} | 9.4.30 | Agreed Rg. {Mr Rowledge} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 8.4.30 | Agreed Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 9.4.30 | Agreed By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 9.4.30 | Agreed EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 12.4.30 | Agreed AE. PN. {Mr Northey} | 11.4.30 | Agreed PN. {Mr Northey} CWB. | 9.4.30 | Agreed. C. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | | Agreed. | ||
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).