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).
Decisions on tension and compression shackles and spring fixings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\5\ scan0066 | |
| Date | 6th October 1940 guessed | |
| Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} outlined in '8'. It is impossible to provide a tension shackle of reasonable length to approx. the constant periodicity with varying load without imperilling the ground clearance. It was agreed to use a long compression shackle which will give equivalent results and provide an easier and lighter construction. 10. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. will go ahead with projects of the front and rear spring fixings of the rear springs so that we can determine the shape of the frame side member. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||