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).
Letter from consulting engineers offering a trial of their independent front wheel suspension system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0195 | |
| Date | 26th October 1934 | |
| x387 3 J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} PRATT. GILBERT MANLEY. PRATT & MANLEY, CONSULTING ENGINEERS. 23 GUILDHALL BUILDINGS, NAVIGATION STREET, BIRMINGHAM. TELEPHONE: MIDLAND 4130. GM/WEB. Oct. 26th 1934. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Attention of Mr W. A. {Mr Adams} Robotham. You will recollect that we wrote you on Oct 1st., fully describing the ANDRE-GIRLING INDEPENDENT FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION, and you will doubtless have had an opportunity of seeing an assembly on the Stand of Messrs. T. B. Andre & Co. at Olympia Show recently. We have the 10 HP Rover demonstration car fitted with this suspension now in our possession and would very much like an opportunity of showing you this, particularly as it has now run some 10,000 miles mostly at high speeds over very bad roads. We trust that you can favour us with an appointment for the purposes of a trial run. Awaiting the favour of a reply, We remain, Yours faithfully, For Pratt & Manley, GManley pms. | ||