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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).
Graph comparing horizontal transverse amplitude and steering wheel vibration felt by the driver across various car models and configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 118\2\  scan0247
Date  30th December 1935 guessed
  
RESPONSE CURVES. HORIZONTAL TRANSVERSE AMPLITUDE
HEIGHT OF SHADED AREA REPRESENTS VIBRATION OF STEERING WHEEL FELT BY DRIVER.

MODELS COMPARED:
BENTLEY 6 B IV
- WITHOUT BUMPER
- WITH HARMONIC BUMPER
- WITH PHANTOM II TYPE BUMPER
BENTLEY B.56 BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} STEEL BODY WITH HARMONIC BUMPER
PACKARD

DATA POINTS MEASURED:
WING
STEERING WHEEL
DOOR PILLAR
FRONT OF FRAME

GRAPH ANNOTATIONS:
NOT TAKEN

X-AXIS: MIN (600, 650, 700, 750, 800)
Y-AXIS: .4", .2", 0, -.2", -.4"
  
  


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