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).
Letter from The Houdaille Hydraulic Suspension Co. Ltd. regarding pricing for suspensions and brackets.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan071 | |
Date | 27th February 1923 | |
Houdaille Hydraulic Suspensions have been recently fitted to the following cars:— H.M. Queen Alexandra's Daimler H.R.H. The Prince of Wales's Rolls Royce H.R.H. The Duke of York's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H. Prince Henry's Armstrong Siddeley H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught's Daimler H.R.H. Princess Beatrice's Lancia TELEPHONE: MAYFAIR 6267 TELEGRAMS: HOUDAILLE PHONE. LONDON. THE MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION Co., LTD. Concessionaires of the Patent HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSIONS FOR MOTOR CARS. Offices and Show Rooms 41, New Bond Street LONDON. W.1. The only known method of Automatically adapting Motor Car Springs to the varying deflections of road surface. Add 25% to the life of Tyres always keeping the Wheels on the road. C.D./R.D. 27th February, 1923. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Replying to your ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/Dn2/HP26223 of yesterday's date we charged you the very special price of 6 guineas per pair for the 3 pairs of Suspensions sent you last July and 6/4 for 1 pair of brackets. We shall be obliged, therefore, if you would pass us your official order and remittance on the next occasion you may be drawing cheques for the pair you have retained and if you would return the other pairs we will pass a credit in cancellation of our invoice 15/205 of the 31st July. We will also credit you if you return the brackets. We much regret to think you have not tried these Suspensions yourselves; particularly as we are so constantly removing your friction type in order to fit Houdailles. Yours faithfully, THE HOUDAILLE HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION CO., LTD. ENCLOSURE No 905 TRUSTED | ||