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).
Letter from The Houdaille Hydraulic Suspension Co Ltd regarding testing their suspensions on a chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 28th July 1922 | |
| X1152 THE HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION Co LTD Sole British Makers and Concessionaires of the Patent HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS FOR MOTOR CARS. TELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 6267. TELEGRAMS: HOUDAILLE-PHONE-LONDON. THE MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION Offices and Show Rooms 41, New Bond Street, LONDON. W.1. The only known method of automatically adapting Motor Car Springs to the varying conditions of road surface, adds 25% to the life of Tyres by always keeping the Wheels on the road. C.D/R.D. 28th July, 1922. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. For the attention of Mr. E.W. Hives. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday's date and are extremely gratified that it is your intention to test Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions on one of your chassis. We have very careful-ly examined your blue print and, although naturally we hesitate from critisizing in any way, we feel sure that as the vendors of Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions you will appreciate the spirit in which we may make any suggestions. What may happen in practise may naturally be different to what one might anticipate from a blue print, but we are inclined to think that you may have cut the connecting rod too short which could be overcome by placing the Suspension box nearer the frame, ie. not using such a long bracket. As a matter of fact, with the | ||