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).
Testing and modifying car dampers, possibly for a Dubonnet vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0228 | |
| Date | 13th December 1934 guessed | |
| parts. The car here is certainly kept busy. For instance I was at Dubonnet's house up till 2.30 last night and then at 9 oclock this morning we went out with Dubonnet's chief engineer to test the car. It is now back at the workshop having the dampers modified for fitting valves. The valves will not be ready until anyhow Saturday. My first impression here was to try to get Dubonnet reasonably satisfied with his taper needle and then bring the car back to Derby to have some non-pressure velocity dampers such as Hartfords. Now it appears to be best to work with Dubonnet and get the interior damper to work correctly. So that when the car returns to Derby we shall only need | ||