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Specifications for special rear springs for the Open Trials Car 19-LW.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 80\2\  scan0118
Date  17th April 1920
  
Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}

X.2628

EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 9/F17.4.20.

BEDDED
X.3922 RE. SPECIAL/REAR SPRINGS FOR PN {Mr Northey} 'S X.2628 OPEN TRIALS CAR. 19-LW

With reference to our discussion on the above, I attach copy of memo I have today sent to PN {Mr Northey} with reference to this car.

Will you please arrange as promised, for a set of springs to be prepared, strengths as follows, so that we can supply or fix to the car as soon as we hear from PN. {Mr Northey}

REAR-NEAR. Drawing No. F.5681.

| Thick-ness over-all. | Initial unloaded camber. | Normal load camber. | Length "L" at normal load camber. | Full load camber. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2.125 | 2.9375 | flat | 1828 lbs. | .975 neg. |

REAR - OFF Drg. No. F.5681

| | | | | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2.5 | 3" | flat | 1925 lbs. | .975"neg. |

EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}

R.R. 238A (100) (T) S.H. 798. 10-12-20 G 2947
  
  
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).


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