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).
Test report comparing the effects of different shock absorber configurations and calibrating water loss to riding comfort.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\2April1926-June1926\ Scan038 | |
| Date | 23th April 1926 guessed | |
| TEST V EFFECT OF REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS CAR CONDITIONS AS IN TEST I B. ROAD SPEED 23 M.P.H. Shock Absorbers 60 LBS. - 64 c.c. Shock Absorbers 25 LBS. - 54 c.c. No Shock Absorbers - 46 c.c. TEST VI EFFECT OF FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS. CONDITIONS AS IN TEST I B ROAD SPEED 23 M.P.H. No Shock Dampers. - 54 c.c. Front Shock Dampers Fitted. - 58 c.c. CALIBRATION. RELATIVE VALUE OF WATER LOSS IN TESTS EXPRESSED AS OBSERVED RIDING COMFORT. QUANTITY OF WATER LOST C.C. 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 0 GOOD RIDING FAIR RIDING POOR RIDING BAD RIDING TRUCK RIDING. ANYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE COMPLAINT. | ||