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).
Potential chassis improvements including lubrication, front springs, lowering the chassis, and weight reduction.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\4\ scan0153 | |
| Date | 26th April 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -3- mechanically operated suction pump would be a great asset in this connection. LUBRICATION. We are anxious to reduce the number of lubrication points on the chassis. On 10-Ex we shall in any case have to centralize the lubrication somewhat as the complete under- shielding of the car will make a number of points inaccessible. FRONT SPRINGS. We still feel that it would be a great asset if we £ could try a new type of front springing that would reduce the pitching tendency of the car for given riding comfort. The two best sprung cars on the road that we have ever tried, the Lancia and the small Ansaldo, both had unconventional front springing combined with semi-elliptic rear. We are trying two Air Springs made by The Westinghouse people on the front of a 40/50 HP. car. LOWER CHASSIS. Any means of lowering the chassis has been shewn by our tests to improve the car controlability enormously. WEIGHT REDUCTION. EAC.7. chassis is an advance in weight reduction. The only item on the chassis which at present seems to us to afford possibilities of further weight reduction is the Gearbox. contd :- | ||