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).
Secret memorandum regarding the investigation and fitting of hydraulic shock dampers to various chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\April1926-June1926\ Scan40 | |
| Date | 21th April 1926 | |
| [Handwritten] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Stamp] ORIGINAL to [strikethrough]E[/strikethrough] (at Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence) from EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/21.4.26. [Handwritten] X235 X7520 X8992 X8520 [/Handwritten] copy to [strikethrough]BJ.[/strikethrough] BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} (HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) S E C R E T . RE 7.EX. AND HYDRAULIC SHOCK DAMPERS. Chassis 7.EX. was erected and at the coachbuilders before the present work on hydraulic shockdampers was commenced. We have investigated the fitting of the hydraulic shock-dampers to your car and ascertain that, if the wing stays were actually fitted in the position called for on our N.Sch.1824, and Derby's drwg. F.73147, there should be no difficulty in fitting the shock dampers in the position shown on N.Sch.2089. We have also gone into the question of fitting the shock-dampers to E.A.C.VIII. which as you will have remembered has a shorter bonnet, and have produced a design for the front wing stays showing the hydraulic shock dampers fitted. This, N.Sch.2136. was sent to Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence with Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/6.2.26. Having dealt with the Phantom with both standard and with sheet metal wing stays, and with E.A.C.VIII, we have left the case of E.A.C.VII. for which the wing stays have not been done as yet. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [Stamp] RECEIVED | ||