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).
Order office memo requesting the purchase of road springs for a Phantom II from Messrs. Firths.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\7\ Scan342 | |
| Date | 18th November 1930 | |
| COPY. X7410. Order Office from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}1/AD18.11.30. PHANTOM II ROAD SPRINGS. X7410 YUU29. Will you please order for us from Messrs. Firths the following road springs :- One pair rear type E.79430. Free camber 9.25". Loaded camber flat. Max. deflection 13.25". Poundage at flat camber 1350. One pair front type E.78792. Free camber 4.1". Loaded camber flat. Max. bump 2.75" neg. Poundage at flat camber 1100. These springs are urgently required. They will be submitted to a destruction test so that Messrs. Firth can make any alteration to the number and thickness of leaves they think fit on the front, though personally we think little should be required. We suggest that the rears should be replicas of the standard 1350 lb. spring except as to camber. We should be glad if they would give us delivery date. [Signature] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||