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).
Establishment of road-spring standards for the Phantom by weighing imported cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 72\2\ scan0069 | |
| Date | 15th March 1928 | |
| Cyl-E-31526 S/W Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X8991 March 15, 1928 STAMPS: R.O. Received MAR 27 1928 POST RECEIVED MAR 27 1928 To: Mr. Hulley cc Mr. Caswell Mr. Southern Mr. Doolittle Mr. Nadin Mr. Beaver From: Mr. Olley Re Weights of Imported Cars It is most important that we should help England as far as possible in establishing road-spring standards which will give easy riding on the Phantom. Generally speaking our complete cars come heavier in the front end and lighter in the rear than England allows for. This is because our windscreen and cowl construction, front mudguards, lamps, front bumper, etc. all throw more weight in front than is usual on English cars. Of the eighteen Phantoms already running here thirteen were fitted with American coachwork. However the complaints of riding apparently apply equally to those fitted with English coachwork and imported complete. Apparently errors in road-springs do not account for trouble with the riding of these cars. To clear up this situation it will be necessary to weigh several imported chassis of long and short wheelbase in the form in which they come to us without mudguards etc. Then to weigh front and rear all completed jobs as they leave Brewsters and deduct the chassis weights. We shall then be able to tell England for example that - on body type "Enclosed sports sedan" Brewster No. "R.A. 118". Additional gross weight without passengers is - Front 475 lbs. Rear 1005 " Total 1480 " Which will put them in the position to spring chassis for us with a | ||