Letter to Luvax Ltd. regarding the development of telescopic dampers and load requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\3\ scan0036 | |
| Date | 24th August 1937 | |
| 2008 LL2 August 24th 1937 Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 10/AP. Messrs Luvax Lrd., Warple Way, Acton, LONDON W.3. For the attention of Mr.H.W.Pitt Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter of 23rd August. I am partic- ularly interested in the telescopic form of damper for the front of the car at the moment, and suggest we go ahead with this one first as the load requirements are less than for the damper at the rear. If we are successful with the front shock absorbers, we can then proceed with the more difficult job.I think 450 lbs at the back is rather an outside figure, although it is what we actually obtain from our present dampers. In return for the simplicity which the Telescopic type of damper provides I would be prepared to go as low as 300 lbs. at the back. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
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).