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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).
Car design issues, torsional crank problems, harmonic damper testing, and Wraith wheel movement.

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the very massive sport
wing which is of course made
for appearance the results
are not bad.
Of course Barkers had
to get a partition in with
a dropping window which
weighs a nice lump
The torsional crank
period on the Car we have
here is now a nightmare.
The sooner we get the harmonic
damper tested out the
better. Hope you will urge
this. I shall disagree with
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} about wraith wheel
movement as you will see from
proving ground results.
Please arrange to meet
the Berengaria which leaves
  
  


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