Broken square-type shock absorber lever on the 2.EX Car, noting it has been condemned and should be replaced by the serrated lever.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\D\March1920\ Scan54 | |
| Date | 16th March 1920 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from As. c. to Cl. c. to BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/LG16.3.20. X. 34614. RE SHOCK ABSORBERS. We have received a report that one of the shock absorber levers fitter to 2.EX Car have broken. These levers are the square type which have been condemned and which are replaced by the serrated lever. (x 39/2) Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R R 235 B (200 T) (S.F. 674. 22-5-19) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376. | ||
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).