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).
Handling of a car at high speeds, specifically regarding shock absorbers and comparisons to other vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0084 | |
| Date | 23th January 1920 | |
| R R.{Sir Henry Royce} 235 A (100 T) (S.F 846 6 8-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2460 Contd. -2- PN{Mr Northey}5/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}23.1.20. I will make a point of trying this car myself under varying conditions that is :- withwithout shock absorbers and I will also again obtain Crawford's impression with and without shock absorbers, and let you know what he thinks about it, Personally, I do not find any R-R car nowadays very easy to keep on the road the higher speeds, but I must own I do not know to what extent I am justified in thinking this is a pecularity of an R-R or whether the condition would be found on all other high speed cars. I shall hope to have more information on this point soon, when I have had a run on a Lanchester which I have made arrangements for, and also on a Lancia. PN.{Mr Northey} enc. CJ7/ D22.1.20. | ||