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).
Improvements to road springs, dampers, and steering qualities for a vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0290 | |
| Date | 5th April 1935 guessed | |
| ............... ( 3 ) SPRINGING. Generally speaking the road springs are too weak and Sr is fitting additional leaves, which improves the riding and steering qualities. (increased friction). The Engineer De Ram is emphatic that his damper would give us less reaction of the steering. He has tried a good Bentley and is full of praise of the uncontrolled damper results. He goes so far as to say he could not better it, but steering reaction yes ! Why not let Sr have a set fitted privately. I am enclosing an article taken out of the Autocar, which explains exactly the action of the rubber bearings of the stabilised shaft which I wanted on the spectreCodename for Phantom III. --------- GWHancock G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} | ||