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).
Incident involving a car going into a ditch, which broke the near-side front spring, and its subsequent repair.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\1\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 13th April 1925 | |
| +4199 Le-Canadel. 13. April. 25. Mr. Hives, On Saturday 11-4-25 we had. C. de. Salamanca and his friend a Mr. Rocca. at Le-Canadel. When coming up the drive to the house, after trying 5-9-H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Mr. Rocca got into the ditch with the near side front wheel. The force of the drop braking the top leaf of the N.S. front spring. I have got a new leaf from Nice Depot, and fixed everything ok again. Mr. Royce leaves on the 19-4-25. F.{Mr Friese} Dodd. | ||