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).
The failure and removal of Houdaille Shock Absorbers from chassis 58NA.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan033 | |
Date | 10th July 1914 | |
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr10/L10714. R.{Sir Henry Royce} 10-7-14. We attach herewith a list of experiments fitted to chassis 58NA.{Mr Nadin} The Houdaille Shock Absorbers have been removed because on the extreme bump the levers got into a straight line and got past the dead centre in the wrong direction. This resulted in one of the Shock Absorbers being smashed up. X1152 | ||