Inquiry regarding the best suppliers for coil springs for front suspensions and the necessity of using ground stock.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\2\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 22th September 1937 | |
| 1305 TELEPHONE: BYFLEET 520 & 521 TELEGRAMS: TEEANTEE, BYFLEET RAILTON Cars ALSO AT PORTSMOUTH ROAD COBHAM SURREY COBHAM 85 THOMSON & TAYLOR (BROOKLANDS) LTD 52/31/A. RAR/MVG. BROOKLANDS TRACK WEYBRIDGE SURREY (CHIEF ENGINEER REID A. {Mr Adams} RAILTON) 22nd September, 1937. W. A. {Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce, Limited, Derby. Dear Mr. Robotham, Can you tell me who are the best people to go to for coil springs of the size used in front suspensions? I imagine that with wire of this size it is not necessary to use ground stock. Is this correct? All the best, Yours sincerely, Reid A. {Mr Adams} Railton DIRECTORS: KENNETH J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} THOMSON, G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} K. {Mr Kilner} TAYLOR, REID A. {Mr Adams} RAILTON, W. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} HAYWOOD, D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} KENNEDY, S. D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} WHIDDINGTON. | ||
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).