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).
Supply and effectiveness of side rubber buffers for Phantom II scuttle isolation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan249 | |
| Date | 10th January 1931 | |
| RECEIVED 12 JAN 1931 Handwritten notes: Top left: I Buffers returned to stores EB Top center: 746B. when arrived send Exp Dept. Top right: to Customer for Ever...quest S/W. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} LE4/C/5.1.31. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 10/1/31 Re Phantom ll. Scuttle Isolation. With reference to your memo EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}15/H/29.12.30. I am sending you four side rubber buffers for the scuttle isolation. As you are aware, we do not fit any of these buffers to 20/25 HP. chassis. It is quite likely that you may find these buffers will not fit the cars you wish to try them on, as practically every Coachbuilder makes his scuttle frame of a different thickness. Our experience here shows that the fitting of these buffers very considerably reduces the tendency of the scuttle to move. I am not at all convinced that the harder rubber buffers which we supply have any real advantage over the soft ones. One or two Coachbuilders think that the buffers are rather too hard and are inclined to make the scuttle almost solid. Until we have had some cars out for some considerable time we cannot say if any advantages will be experienced. J.L.E. | ||