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).
Benefits of mounting car bodies on four points with rubber seatings to reduce vibrations and road shocks.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\October1927-December1927\ Scan044 | |
| Date | 20th October 1927 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} c.c. to D.S. ORIGINAL R8/M20.10.27. BODY MOUNTING. X8830 X8774 X634 X8380 I think I can detect that the bodies we have mounted on an underframe, and supported on four points with rubber seatings, do slightly reduce the risk of engine vibrations reaching the body. Also, we should persevere with these because it has been clearly demonstrated by the 10,000 miles in France that the system produces a body structure which is better able to resist the destructive influences of road shocks. I shall be glad to hear that this conclusion is substantiated by Derby. We are proving this partly by our sports car construction. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||