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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 springing and ride comfort issues on various road types.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\1\  scan0242
Date  3rd October 1933
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
From G.W.H.

- 2 -

of the damper had .025" end float. We have corrected this.

SPRINGING

Impossible for Continental roads.

The car pitches, wanders at speed, is very uncomfortable in the front and a throwing forward in the rear seats. On cobble stones and rough roads it gives an impression of riding hard, but is not. The previous settings of the dampers and probably the difference in the rear springs gave an altogether better riding car. If you really want to try the springing, take the main road to Folkestone, you get allmost the same conditions as here.

The car up to a speed of 78 M.P.H. is ideal, over that speed it becomes rough and noisy.

[Signature: G.H.Hancock]

G.W.H.
  
  


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