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).
Technical memo discussing independent rear suspension and reducing the wheelbase of the Phantom.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan004 | |
| Date | 12th December 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- transferred to the sprung weight in the optimum position for increasing K2. Independent rear wheel suspension has the same advantages. Reducing the wheelbase of the Phantom by off- setting the front axle to the rear of the front springs, appears to us to be a possible experiment of value. A short engine does seem to be an asset in getting a well sprung car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W.A. Robotham. | ||