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).
Chassis 2301 regarding rear springs fitted without shock absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\1\ 01-page194 | |
| Date | 22th April 1913 | |
| Report on Chassis 2301 REAR SPRINGS WITHOUT SHOCK ABSORBERS X.188 :- The rear springs on this car have been fitted up in the condition in which the makers supply them, without any grease or other lubricant having been added to them. There are also no shock absorbers fitted to the rear springs. The springs on the near side are 1700 lbs and on the off side 1800 lbs. | ||