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).
Benefits of mounting car bodies on rubber seatings to reduce vibrations and resist road shocks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\1\ scan0340 | |
| Date | 1st October 1927 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X8830 R8/M20 10.27. BODY MOUNTING. X. 8830 X. 634 X. 8774 X. 8380 I think I can detect that the bodies we have mounted on an underframe, and supported on four points with rubber seatings, do slightly reduce the risk of engine vibrations reaching the body. Also, we should persevere with these because it has been clearly demonstrated by the 10,000 miles in France that the system produces a body structure which is better able to resist the destructive influences of road shocks. I shall be glad to hear that this conclusion is substantiated by Derby. We are proving this partly by our sports car construction. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||