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Secret internal memo detailing the weights and specifications of the front axle and springs for car 9-G-111.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0064
Date  2nd June 1925
  
To DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
S E C R E T.
Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG12.6.25.
X4538
'INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)'
X5410
X5840
With reference to DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 1/M.O.6.25. The weight of the front of the car on 9-G-111 in France is 1540 lbs! The weight of the axle and springs is 324 lbs. The springs fitted to that car were - 600 lbs. N.S. 650 lbs. O.S.
The number of plates - 9. Thicknes of top plate - .250".
Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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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