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).
Testing of a lightened axle, hydraulic dampers, and a pressure cooling system on the 8-EX car, and requesting sketches of the 10-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\4\ scan0162 | |
| Date | 26th August 1926 | |
| 28430 Expl: Dept: Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. England. 26th. Aug. 1926. Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4766 When PN.{Mr Northey} takes 8-EX car in order to try out the lightened axle and hydraulic dampers to the front, he proposes, after trying the car in England, to take it on the Continent. We think this would be a very good opportunity of getting them to try the pressure cooling system. We appear to have lost the records of how we fitted this up on 10-EX car. As we should like to fit up 8-EX car in a similar manner, will you please send us sketches of what you remember 10-EX was like. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||