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).
Poor riding quality of a car due to a noisy body and high-pressure tyres, with suggestions for improvement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\3\ Scan050 | |
| Date | 5th April 1927 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Mr. Brewster. c. to Col. Hawkins. +4865 +8410 +8830 MR. BREWSTER'S VISIT - RE. RIDING QUALITIES OF CARS GENERALLY. I was extremely sorry Mr. Brewster had such a poor specimen of a RR. car. Why? Not because it was a Silver Ghost, but the French body had so many rattles on the rough French roads etc. If anyone was offered this as a RR. they would say "I don't want it". What should be done - scrap the whole thing for any order-getting purpose, or if used by the Co. it will be taken as a specimen. If you cannot do this, get the body made right, and fit the car with low pressure tyres, the same as on 7-EX - i.e. 7 1/4" well-base Dunlops. My impression is that no car belonging to the RR. Co., and likely to be taken as representing what they think is good, should have ordinary high pressure tyres, or a noisy or heavy body. Something must be done. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||