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).
Front spring life after a 10,000-mile test on a 'V' series car in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67a\1\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 13th May 1925 | |
| To C.J. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X8410 Hsl/LG13.5.25. 10,000 MILES TEST ON EAC. 'V' SERIES CAR IN FRANCE. X8940 [struck through]X8410[/struck through] With reference to the attached daily report from France dated 7.5.25. We consider that 12,000 miles is a very good life for a front spring considering the conditions under which the car has run. The fact that all the leaves were found cracked proves that the stress is equal on all the plates, and that there is no one weak stop on the spring. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Watermark: WILKINSON BOND] | ||