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).
Complaint about the springing of a Phantom Demonstration Landaulet, recommending a refit with the latest hydraulic dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\3\ Scan162 | |
| Date | 13th May 1926 | |
| To EH. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wors. BJ. C. to EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Handwritten: X235 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG13.5.26. SPRINGING OF PHANTOM DEMONSTRATION LANDAULET. NO. 22-MC. Handwritten: X8950 Handwritten: X8410 Handwritten: X235 The complaint you make of this springing is one which we know exists and one upon which we have carried out a number of investigations recently. We recommend, that as we have now issued a stand-ardisation sheet for the hydraulic dampers on the front of the car and hope shortly to be recommending them for the back of the car, you send 22-MC to Derby and that we fit to it the latest hydraulic dampers and spring it the best we know from our recent tests. We want to get your views on the hydraulic dampers and this would appear to offer a good opportunity. The hydraulic dampers are not conspicuous and cannot be noticed on the car unless one specially looks for them. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||