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).
Springing complaint on a Phantom Demonstration Landaulet (No. 22-MC) and recommending the fitment of hydraulic dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0337 | |
| Date | 13th May 1926 | |
| To PN.{Mr Northey} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} BJ. c. to CWB. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} x8950 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG13.5.26. SPRINGING OF PHANTOM DEMONSTRATION LANDAULET. x8410 x235 NO. 22-MC. The complaint you make of this springing is one which we know exists and one upon which we have carried out a number of investigations recently. We recommend, that as we have now issued a standardisation sheet for the hydraulic dampers on the front of the car and hope shortly to be recommending them for the back of the car, you send 22-MC to Derby and that we fit to it the latest hydraulic dampers and spring it the best we know from our recent tests. We want to get your views on the hydraulic dampers and this would appear to offer a good opportunity. The hydraulic dampers are not conspicuous and cannot be noticed on the car unless one specially looks for them. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||