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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).
Comparing the springing of a Wolseley car against a Daimler, finding the Wolseley's performance abominable.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 128\3\  scan0218
Date  15th April 1914
  
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To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from R for Haldenby
Copy to J.{Mr Johnson W.M.}
Copy to Mr Day.

R8/P 15. 4. 14.

If you still have the Wolseley there, will you test this springing against the Daimler.

We found it exceedingly bad here, but there seems so little variation between it and the Daimler in principle, one cannot understand how the Daimler should be thought good and this abominable.

F.H.R.

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