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).
Request to manufacture a damper for experimentation on gear rattles in 'Hopp's Car', referencing sketch Hs.526.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\3\ Scan349 | |
| Date | 27th January 1932 | |
| X4117. RIC. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/MA.27. 1. 32. HOPP'S CAR. We are having this car in a few days to experiment on gear rattles. We wish to try a damper behind the gearbox. Will you therefore please make a damper to the accompanying sketch Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}526. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Grylls. Attached. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}526. | ||