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).
Letter responding to a query about shock absorber loads and damping on a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 20th August 1936 | |
| X261a Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}25/KW. 20th August, 1936. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Summers, Esq., Messrs. John Summers & Sons Ltd., Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. Dear Dick, Replying to your letter of the 19th re shock absorber loads, I enclose an explanation of how you can increase the governor load to give you more damping. Personally I consider that in the maximum damping position the Bentley is quite uncomfortable enough without making matters worse by pushing up the shock absorber load. If you want to carry a lot of luggage and two passengers in the rear seats, the best solution is to have your rear springs changed for some 50 lbs. stronger. This makes all the difference, and is hardly so uncomfortable as hard shock absorbers. However, you can easily try the increased damping and form your own conclusions. Yours sincerely, | ||