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).
Suitability of adopting shock absorbers as a standard feature.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0194 | |
Date | 16th October 1919 | |
R.R 235 B (200 T) (S F.{Mr Friese} 673. 22-5-19) G 2376 Contd. -2- EH3/LG16.10.19. adopted as standard. We are proposing to do this when we have received, what we know at present to be, the final design of the shock absorber. My oersonal opinion is that there is no nec- essity to rush these shock absorbers on to the chassis. I believe that when with the springs anchored under the axle, they made a tremendous imrpovement but with the springs above the axle, one does not feel, when riding those-cars, the necessity of the shock absorbers. I should recommend a set were fitted to Mr. Hanbury's Car and perhaps Mr. Northey's, but it would not be wise to rush these expensive pieces on to all chassis until we know their true value. EH. | ||