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).
Cost-saving potential of using rolled eyes for road springs on Bentley chassis and requesting a quick decision.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1937 | |
| 348 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} LES BY.5/G.3.2.37. BENTLEY CHASSIS. ROLLED EYES FOR ROAD SPRINGS. --------------------------- Further to my memo BY.1/W.26.1.37. pointing out that we can save 10/- per spring, £2. 0. 0. per set, by the use of rolled eyes, and we have held up work on certain spring plates. We think that we have ample evidence in other chassis that we can adopt rolled eyes without running the usual test. We would like to have a decision on this issue, one way or the other quickly. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By | ||