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).
Oiling system modifications, damping failures causing seasickness, and an admission of design oversight.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\1\ Scan344 | |
| Date | 5th May 1930 | |
| R3/M5.5.30. contd. -2- had prevented it being tightened originally, and it had to be altered by a special washer, and the lubrication screw cancelled. We cut off the oiling of both cars from the central oiling, and blocked up the scheme to prevent the disastrous loss of oil. Failure or insufficient damping I believe is the cause of complaints against RR for sesickness. Though I am not sick, I hate such cars and have no confidence in their behaviour on the road. I am surprised that the foregoing fault ever got past our approval of design production engineer, or test. I blame myself in the first instance. I cannot think I ever looked really at the details, or scheme, but I ought to have done so. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||