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).
Departmental memo discussing the positive results from testing Truffault shock absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\2\ Scan004 | |
| Date | 10th January 1916 | |
| AUTOMOBILES ROLLS-ROYCE (FRANCE) LIMITED 83, BOULEVARD GOUVION-SAINT-CYR PARIS SHOWROOM, 402, Avenue des Champs-Elysées Téléph.: Wag. 87-04 OFFICES : GARAGE : STORES and REPAIRS : } 83, Boulev. Gouvion-Saint-Cyr Téléph.: Wag. 11-54, 10-81 DEPARTMENTAL MEMO This column is for Name of Person addressed. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} DATE B17/D 10.1.16 Truffault Shock Absorbers. (No 3). "experience and tests made by Mr Koechlin. "I shall call on you shortly". Of course your intention would be to fit these shock absorbers on a Derby car. Perhaps the Works will kindly let us know the type of car, and if same is similar to 14CB which we delivered lately to the coachbuilders, Messrs Muhlbacher. Mr Koechlin informed me today that the trial he has made with these shock absorbers on his 12 HP car, has given him and his head engineer entire satisfaction. They covered 2000 km on the worst paved streets in Paris and suburbs, and Mr Koech- lin finds that there is a very great improvement in the suppleness and running of the car, and the car which before skidded very easily, did not do so now with these shock absorbers fitted. On opening them, they found that there was no wear and tear at all, and the result is much better than they expected. Mr Koechlin will be very obliged to YOU This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||