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).
Potential improvements to vehicle suspension, wheelbase, and engine size.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\2\ Scan237 | |
| Date | 28th December 1927 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- is on the Lancia transferred to the sprung weight in the optimum position for increasing K². 4 Independent rear wheel suspension has the same advantages. Reducing the wheelbase of the Phantom by off- setting the front axle to the rear of the front springs, appears to us to be a possible experiment of value. A short engine does seem to be an asset in getting a well sprung car. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||