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).
Urgent internal request for various car springs to be cadmium plated and grooved.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\7\ Scan180 | |
| Date | 29th May 1929 | |
| X7410 To RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LG29.5.29. X1360 Will you please arrange to get the 1100 lbs. rear SS.{S. Smith} springs in the Stores cadmium plated and grooved according to the latest practice. These springs will be fitted to 18-EX car at the first opportunity. We further require a pair of 1050 or 1100 lbs. front springs for the bump with the top four leaves grooved as on 21-EX - blue print attached. Since changing the body on 17-GLV., we now require a pair of 750 lbs. rear springs for this car. These should be plated and grooved to Z.30 drg. URGENT. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||