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).
Brochure for the Houdaille patented hydraulic, compensating & recuperative suspension system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan119 | |
| Date | 21th May 1921 | |
| Top Section: Left Panel: JUST as the Hydraulic Buffer is the only means of smoothly checking the recoil of modern guns, so are the HOUDAILLE PATENT HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS the only means of progressively checking the recoil of car springs—be they cantilever or any other type—thus preventing their rebound, which causes road shocks, skidding, and danger when driving even moderately fast. Middle Panel: THE PERFECT SUSPENSION OF A MOTOR CAR. Showing how any Car—old or new—can at a trifling expense be made to run, even at high speed over bad roads, like a tram on rails—the wheels never leaving the road. The resulting saving in tyres is great, speed is increased, the driving is safer, and the improvement in the Car's running extraordinary. Right Panel: IDEAL, LUXURIOUS, PERFECT MOTOR CARRIAGE SUSPENSION. [Illustration with labels: COMPENSATOR CHAMBER, RECUPERATOR CHAMBER]. THE HOUDAILLE (PATENTED) Hydraulic, Compensating & Recuperative SUSPENSION. Shock and Recoil Absorbers for all Motor Cars. Efficiency never varies. Require no Attention. Progressive in Action. Adjustable to suit any Car. The only known method of AUTOMATICALLY adapting Motor Car Springs to the varying conditions of road surfaces. Fitted to the front axle, their remarkable efficiency is demonstrated by the fact that the steering wheel can be held by a couple of fingers when travelling fast on bad roads. ADD 25% TO THE LIFE ON TYRES BY ALWAYS KEEPING THE WHEELS ON THE ROAD. GENERALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE GREATEST INVENTION SINCE THE PNEUMATIC TYRE. Bottom Section (Upside down): Any Car to which a set is fitted will be perfectly sprung—not otherwise. SOME HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION RECORDS. Won the Tourist Trophy - Fitted to the Light Singer - 1st in all its Hill Climbs Won the Targa Florio - Fitted to the Big Benz - Speed, 128 miles per hour Adopted as a standard fitting on many High-class Cars. Fitted to the Sunbeam Fitted to the S.C.A.T. Fitted to the Hispano Contact Box: THE HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO. LTD. : 41 NEW BOND STREET :: LONDON, W.1. :: Telegrams: 'HOUDAILLE, WESDO, LONDON.' Telephone: 6267 MAYFAIR | ||