Car's road test performance, detailing springing, dampers, and steering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\4\ 04-page172 | |
| Date | 23th November 1932 | |
| 19 EX x79+1 23/11/32 To H.S. LES See me HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} The general running of the car on Sun was very good. The springing was very good particularly at high speeds with the tap in the max position. Running at low speeds through towns etc when the pave was bad the min position gave noticeable relief and when the car was running fast on the open roads the max position was by no means too hard. The dampers themselves are keeping free from leaks, & despite changing the tap to gauge there has been very little loss of oil from the control system. The pressure is being maintained by the pump &c. without any variation except that which is due to speed. The steering is very good at high speeds and shows no tendency to dive on the rough side pieces in fact one can put the car in the gutter at any speed with the greatest confidence. | ||
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).