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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).
Car's braking system and its suitability for the luxury market.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 22\1\  Scan088
Date  2nd February 1924 guessed
  
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(4) The braking system appears to be even more effective than in the case of the Hispano I tried last week. The sensitiveness of the foot-pedal is more pronounced and to such an extreme, that I consider it highly dangerous except in anybody's but an expert's hands. It is obviously not difficult to reduce the sensitiveness of the pedal.

I believe that the car is not yet sold.

I think that the whole outfit other than the brake system, is probably one we would not wish to emulate in any respect, unless as a matter of policy it was considered desirable to pander to the speed merchant, in doing which we should probably ruin our luxury trade.

(Sgd.) P.N.
  
  


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