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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).
Page discussing brake pressure, effectiveness, and vehicle steering when braking.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\2\  scan0081
Date  12th November 1923
  
R.R. 403A (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
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EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
Expl. No. 9940
REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/L.G.12.11.23.
as we had on the original chassis. They appear to come on with less pressure than on the other car.
It is also noticeable that when the brakes are applied, the car steers to the right. The right-hand front brake is much more effective than the left-hand.
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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