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).
Suspension work, requesting a 25 HP Trials car to test new, lower-rating springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 107\1\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 17th January 1931 | |
| K.5410. X.7960. To C. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to PN.{Mr Northey} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}1/MJ.17.1.31. 25 HP. TRIALS CAR - SPRINGING. We have been doing a considerable amount of work on the suspension recently. We should like you to let us have one of your 25 HP. Trials cars to fit up with lower rating springs so that you can judge how far our efforts are likely to be acceptable to the customers you are dealing with. The springs which we fit to the car will have been bump tested so that, as far as we are concerned, there would be no objection to them being sold to a customer apart from the fact that a Standardisation Sheet will be necessary. We should be glad to know if you can let us have a typical closed car for treatment. We should like to keep it about a week to ensure that we get the best results. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||