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).
Test report detailing the failure of a front roll bar and outlining future investigations for other components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\1\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 24th March 1939 | |
| -2- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FWK.11/MH.{M. Huckerby}24.3.39. ITEM BEHAVIOUR RECOMMENDATIONS. Front roll bar. Failed after We consider this to have a FB.3997. 68 hrs. satisfactory life. No other failures occurred. The rear end is now being run on the bump and we shall report on this at the termination of the run. After that we intend to investigate the possibility of using a single lever on the front shock dampers, also to try once more the Wilmit Breedon rubber bush after we have heard from them. This type of bush is cheaper than the present silentbloc. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FWK. | ||