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).
Engine drop in a 'V' Series 98-NK car due to bent front suspension bars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\4\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 28th February 1925 | |
| R.R. 493a (50m) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. +8940 REF. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG28.2.25. Tpm To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} S E C R E T. EAC. 'V' SERIES - 98-NK CAR. +8940 Since this car has been at Chateauroux, they have confirmed that it is the front suspension bars on the engine which have bent and have allowed the engine to drop approximately 1/4" at the front. No other distorsion can be located. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||