Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Continued memo discussing high-speed wobble issues on the Silver Ghost chassis compared to the Phantom.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 67\3\  scan0221
Date  22th August 1925 guessed
  
contd :-

-2-

the new steering box, larger dia. of worm, and (1) and (2).

(4) In the midst comes another chassis with Nos. (1) and (3) plus an hydraulic damper to act quickly enough for steering, but too slowly for the high speed wobbles.

The phenomenon of high speed wobbles is more difficult to produce on the Silver Ghost(1907 40/50 historic RAC 15,000 miles trial) chassis than on the Phantoms. The reason for this we hope will be clear in the course of a few days.

R. {Sir Henry Royce}
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙