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).
Urgent need for shock absorbers on the new 40/50 HP Chassis 1.E.x.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 18th March 1919 | |
| R.R. 235A (500 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/156/13. X. 3461 B EH1/LG18.3.19. 18th March 1919. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from EH. c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X. 2565. X. 3461. RE 40/50 HP. CHASSIS 1.E.x. We have got our new Chassis running; it is not quite complete but we are in a position now to see the points which we anticipate will hold up this car. We consider the most backward unit on the car are the Shock Abosrbers. * In our opinion there is no dount we must have shock absorbers on all the cars, we consider these are more important now we are using the thick leave springs with less friction in the plates themselves. We suggest it is very urgent for something to be decided as regards the shock absorbers because it usually means some alterstion in the forgings to connection them to the axles. EH. | ||