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).
The London Trials of car 129-GN, discussing issues with roughness and body-boom.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\3\ Scan176 | |
| Date | 23th October 1930 | |
| x7.960. PN.{Mr Northey}5/WT23.10.30. Eg... from PN.{Mr Northey} Copy B/W Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 129-GN. London Trials. You will remember this car was the subject of much experiment in view of the roughness in picking-up, and that the work succeeded in improving the roughness and consequent body-boom considerably, enabling me to put it in commission. There is no doubt in my opinion that there is a falling from virtue in this car in the sense that the booms are worse, and I consider the roughness has, to some extent, returned. I think it is open to argument as to whether the original improvement was in fact due to modified scuttle isolation scheme with hard rubbers. It is open to doubt that this method which has the effect practically of tightening everything chock-a-block can be allround satisfactory, or account for the improvement in the car referred to. PN.{Mr Northey} [STAMP: RECEIVED H 13 OCT 1930] | ||