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).
Alterations to standard front shock absorber loading and the despatch of a pair for testing on vehicle 103-MC.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0400 | |
| Date | 8th August 1927 | |
| N8950 To CWB: from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/LG8. 8. 27. X235 x8950 With reference to CWB7/AMC23.7.27. We have recently altered the standard front shock absorber loading to 70 lbs. up and 80 lbs. down. As this is materially different from the shock absorbers originally fitted to 103-MC., we are having a pair despatched to you so that you can try them on the Continent. I think you will find that the upward loading on the dampers at present on 103-MC is 35 lbs. to 40 lbs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||