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).
American car features including steering, brakes, charging, engine mounting, and Buick's weight reduction.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img372 | |
| Date | 19th February 1934 guessed | |
| lever shaft and 20-1 & 22-1 overall ratio on their series 34-60 & 34-90 respectively. This seems about the average Steering Ratio on this size of American Car with force action. Steering wheel 18" dia They use a vacuum brake booster, cable operate brakes which, with hydraulic, seem to cover the whole American passenger Car range. Dynamo charging rate controlled by a Resist-thermostat which throws in a resistance into the field circuit when the temp of the generator approaches danger point. The engine is mounted in five points in rubber but apart from the rubber has no suggestion of floating power. Buicks are determined to reduce the weight of their cars and have already made considerable strides in their new light eight. | ||