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).
Diagram illustrating a failure point on a piston from a rear shock absorber.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0328 | |
| Date | 11th January 1939 | |
| PIECE Nº F.79723 BROKE HERE AFTER RUNNING 45 MINUTES PISTON REAR SHOCK ABSORBER N S THIS SHOCK ABSORBER WAS FITTED WITH 8 DYNAMIC RESTRICTION WASHERS Greatorex ROLLS-ROYCE 11 JAN 1939 | ||