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).
Letter from the sole concessionaire for Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions regarding fitting the product to a Rolls-Royce car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan053 | |
| Date | 9th June 1921 | |
| X1152 D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} C. DEFRIES GENERAL AGENT FOR THE SALE OF MOTOR CARS AND ACCESSORIES. HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS FOR MOTOR CARS. SOLE CONCESSIONAIRE. TELEPHONE NO. : 6266 MAYFAIR (2 LINES). THE MOTOR TRADES ASSOCIATION C * D/R * D * TELEGRAMS: "STAUNCHEST, WESDO, LONDON." 41 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W.1 9th June, 1921. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Mr. Hives, It has occurred to me to send you the enclosed maintenance card which I would ask you to be good enough to see reaches the man who is going to test the Rolls Royce on the road with Houdailles on as of course without correct adjust-ment - and this card explains it - the desirable results could not be anticipated and I should not like your people to form a wrong opinion owing either to faulty fitting or adjustment. I enclose also fitting instructions in the hopes that you will see that this goes to the Department fitting the Suspensions. I fitted a pair of Suspensions two weeks ago to the back of a Rolls Royce car and within two days of redelivery the people came back and asked me to fit a pair to the front which meant of course that we had to move the usual Rolls fitting. I am getting quite a lot of cases like this and I am convinced that after a proper test you will appreciate I have not written one word too much in praise of the Houdaille. Yours faithfully, C Defries. | ||