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).
Letter from Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions encouraging Rolls Royce to test their shock absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan086 | |
| Date | 28th February 1924 | |
| Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions are fitted to the following cars:— H.M. The King's Daimler H.M. Queen Alexandra's Daimler H.R.H. The Prince of Wales's Rolls Royce H.R.H. The Duke of York's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H. Prince Henry's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught's Daimler H.R.H. Princess Beatrice's Lancia TELEPHONE MAYFAIR 6267 TELEGRAMS HOUDAILLE PHONE LONDON THE MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO LTD Sole British Makers and Concessionaires of the Patent HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS FOR MOTOR CARS. BERKSHIRE ELECTRIC WINDSCREEN WIPERS. Offices and Show Rooms 41, New Bond Street, LONDON, W.1. The only known method of automatically adapting Motor Car Springs to the varying conditions of road surfaces. Add 25% to the life of tyres by always keeping the Wheels on the road. FITTING DEPOT: 69, DRAYTON GARDENS, S.W.10. PHONE: KENSINGTON 3601. C.D./D.S. For the attention of Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Royce. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, Houdaille Shock Absorbers. We are extremely obliged for your letter Ref: ROY{Sir Henry Royce}4/MG27.2.24 of yesterday's date, contents of which are noted. We are sure you will not, however, blame us for sending you from time to time copies of any unsolicited testimonials received in respect of the fitting of Houdaille Shock Absorbers to your cars, as it naturally goes without saying that we are most anxious to endeavour to get you to standardise our shock absorbers. With regard to testing them, we can most definitely assure you that it would not add to the existing pressure in your Research & Experimental Departments, in the slightest possible degree. If you have a car that you anticipate using for a few years - perhaps a car that you keep to meet Clients at the Station etc., etc. - and fitted two pairs of Houdailles to it (or let us fit them for you whichever you preferred) the only test you would find necessary to make would be the test of time, i.e. to find out whether at the end of one, two or more years the Houdailles were just as perfect in condition and functioning just as perfectly as when ENCLOSURE NO 72 | ||