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 steering and riding qualities of a car during a road test in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\2\ scan0133 | |
| Date | 5th November 1934 | |
| HOTEL DU LION ROUGE René Retoré, Propre SOISSONS (AISNE) TÉLÉPH: 152 R.C.SOISSONS 749 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} We took the following route to day 60% being pavé some real bad Boulogne St Omer. Cassel. Bailleul Armentiers Colanie La{L. A. Archer} Bassee, Lens Arras Cambrai Peronne Ham Chauny. Soissons. Up to Noon we had thick fog but was able to thoroughly test out the steering and riding qualities of the car. The steering was not affected in the least whether we were running on bad pavé or dropped into bad pot holes. At times there is just a quiver of the steering wheel, but absolutely no sign of a shock. One quickly gets used to the low ratio of the steering and does not over steer as is the tendency at first. The springing is very good. there was not the slightest sign of pitching When running on the bad pavé you feel slight jars but no worse than what one felt when running on the cobble stones down Camaston Road. One hears rather than feels the effect of running on the pavé. | ||