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).
Secret memo detailing the weight and spring specifications for a car designated 'INDIA'.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\1\ scan0030 | |
Date | 12th June 1925 | |
To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} S E C R E T. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG12.6.25. 'INDIA' XS410 XS5210 X4338 With reference to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M10.6.25. The weight of the front of the car on 9-G-111 in France is 1540 lbs. The weight of the axle and springs is 324 lbs. The springs fitted to that car were - 600 lbs. N.S. 650 lbs. O.S. The number of plates - 9. Thicknes of top plate - .250". Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||