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).
Collection of information on independent front wheel springing, referencing developments in the U.S.A.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 23th January 1934 | |
| X3873 COPY. To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}13/MJ.23.1.34. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Re. Independent Front Wheel Springing. Referring to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}3/E19.1.34. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} realised before he went to U.S.A. that one of the most important points as regards his visit was to collect all the possible information on the independent wheel suspension. When I was in the States over three years ago General Motors on the Proving Ground were trying out several different forms of independent wheel suspension. As we are, as usual, starting up on this job very late compared with other people, in order to arrive at the best arrangement we must expect to try the alternative schemes which are now on the market. With our limited knowledge of this job we should say the scheme which has been adopted generally on the U.S.A. cars is more practical and likely to give better results than the scheme we are at present trying. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||