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).
Agreeing to a trial of a cast iron piston for shock dampers.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\V\March1931-September1931\ Scan036 | |
| Date | 11th March 1931 | |
| HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}3/M11.3.31. X7520. X235. SHOCK DAMPERS. Replying to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ9331., we quite agree that the piston should be tried in cast iron. RECEIVED 1931 MAR DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||