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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).
Various independent suspension schemes from General Motors, Mercedes, and Chrysler.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\1\  img335
Date  9th February 1934 guessed
  
I have discussed G.M.'s developpement- of independents fairly thoroughly with him; he shewed me a sketches of about 25 schemes they had played with, and it [strikethrough] is of interest to know that they selected the Mercedes instead of their own on the grounds that it gave the required results with the Maximum Simplicity.
I also discussed the question with Chryslers, who have of course copied the G.M. Mercedes scheme almost line for line. Chryslers were very emphatic that they thought little of the Chevrolet scheme,
  
  


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