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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).
Inter-office memo regarding the effect of a broken spring on car performance.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 127\3\  scan0137
Date  29th October 1936
  
Form No. S. 14
THE ROVER CO., LTD.
INTER-OFFICE MEMO.
From F.G. Hawkins.
To Mr. Searle.
Date 29th October, 1936.
Subject
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The effect of an odd spring broken upon the performance of a car is to allow valve bounce to occur at lower R.P.M. than would normally be the case.
[Signature: F G Hawkins]
SAWSTON BOND
  
  


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