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).
Testing of hydraulic rear dampers for the experimental 20 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan260 | |
| Date | 30th August 1926 | |
| To PN. {Mr Northey} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X5770 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 5/LG30.8.26. EXPERIMENTAL 20 HP. CAR. X235 The 20 HP. car you tried in London the other day had the standard friction type dampers at the rear. At the moment we are not proposing to standardise hydraulic dampers at the rear - the tests with them are still in progress. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||