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).
Shock absorber effectiveness, correlating water loss during tests to observed riding comfort.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67a\1\ scan0163 | |
| Date | 23th April 1926 guessed | |
| TEST V EFFECT OF REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS CAR CONDITIONS AS IN TEST I B. ROAD SPEED 23 M.P.H. 64 c.c. SHOCK ABSORBERS 60 LBS. 54 c.c. SHOCK ABSORBERS 25 LBS. 46 c.c. No SHOCK ABSORBERS TEST VI EFFECT OF FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS CONDITIONS AS IN TEST I B ROAD SPEED 23 M.P.H. 54c.c. No SHOCK DAMPERS. 58 c.c. FRONT SHOCK DAMPERS FITTED. CALIBRATION RELATIVE VALUE OF WATER LOSS IN TESTS EXPRESSED AS OBSERVED RIDING COMFORT. QUANTITY OF WATER LOST C.C. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 GOOD RIDING FAIR RIDING POOR RIDING BAD RIDING TRUCK RIDING. ANYTHING ABOVE THIS LINE IS LIKELY TO CAUSE COMPLAINT | ||