Standardisation report for a 40/50 HP Shimmy Shackle designed to reduce road shocks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\6\ 06-page65 | |
| Date | 27th June 1932 | |
| COMPLETED 14.10.32. STANDARDISATION of CHASSIS PARTS. Description of Parts. SHIMMY SHACKLE. 40/50 HP. Origin. To reduce road shocks. Experimental Test Report. Fitted with springs having 7,600 lbs/I" rating. This is a redesign of the shackle which recently completed 8,000 miles on 19-BX. Road Test Report. This shackle is much neater than the original one. It is now running in France on 19-EX and will have completed 10,000 miles before chassis leave test. X No. 7410 Drawing No. 3424 Part List No. Weight of Old Part. Cost of Old Part. £ 1-10-6d. Weight of New Part. Cost of New Part. £ 2-1-10d. Difference per Car. Difference per Car. £ 0-11-4d. Increase. Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rb. {R. Bowen} 6.10.32.G.7.10.32. Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :- Series.........£......... Series.........£......... Series.........£......... INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 8.10.32 | Agreed Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} R. {Sir Henry Royce} | 2.7.32 | Agreed FHR. WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 17.9.32 | Agreed Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. | 28.6.32 | Agreed C. RG. {Mr Rowledge} | 4.7.32 | Agreed Rg. {Mr Rowledge} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 1.7.32 | Agreed Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 28.6.32 | Agreed By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 1.7.32 | Agreed EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Considered O.K. per our only experience on 20-J.S. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 27.6.32 | Agreed AE. PN. {Mr Northey} | 28.6.32 | Agreed PN. {Mr Northey} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | | Agreed Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).