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).
The fitting of specific front and rear springs for the Ripplet Suspension on car RF.249.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\1\ scan0116 | |
Date | 29th February 1940 | |
1022. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} c. Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/HH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham}18/HL.29.2.40. Ripplet Suspension. In the event of the rear springs for this car RF.249. not coming to hand in time to be fitted initially, the springs which you now have for it, FB.4274. should be fitted. The front springs to be fitted are:- FB.4813, with 5/16" packing on the offside only. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham} | ||