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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).
Requesting an order for different front springs for Mr. Royce's car because the original specification was too light.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 16\7\  Scan043
Date  3rd January 1928
  
To BY, from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}
c. to Roy.{Sir Henry Royce}
c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

X7410

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/LG3.1.28.

EAC.14.

Reports from Mr. Royce's car indicate that the front springs we requested as specified in BY/HEB{H. Biraben}3/M3.1.28 will be too light with the cast iron cyl. blocks and engine pushed forward. Will you therefore please order :-

2 springs as specified 1050
2 1100

in lieu of the 4 1000 lbs. springs.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}
  
  


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