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).
40/50 springing, advising against increasing front damping and confirming an experiment to fit new dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\3\ Scan273 | |
| Date | 1st October 1931 | |
| x7960. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re 40/50 Springing. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}20/El.10.31 Referring to 58-GN and your Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/MJ.9.9.31 I forgot to mention yesterday that I do not want the front damping increased so that, as you say, the town riding would be made worse. From what you said when you were here the other day, I gather that you are going to fit as an experiment the externally controlled leak type of dampers as per the sketch which you sent me with your memo. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [STAMP: RECEIVED 1931 OCT 24 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}] | ||