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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).
Response to a complaint about brake thumps on a 20 HP car, requesting to test a vehicle with the described fault.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5\3\  03-page272
Date  28th November 1928
  
To EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to EY.

X5420.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LGL.11.28.

20 HP. BRAKE THUMPS.

We see no reason why the present 20 HP. brakes should suffer from this complaint any more than any of the previous 20 HP. fitted with 4-wheel brakes. We should very much like to try a car which has the fault you complain of.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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