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).
Standardisation sheet discussing the modification of shock absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 105\3\ scan0003 | |
| Date | 16th October 1925 | |
| To PN.{Mr Northey} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X5520 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG16.10.25. PN{Mr Northey}3/DN14.10.25. STANDARDISATION SHEET - SHOCK ABSORBERS. X5520 The springs on the shock absorbers are being modified to ensure them being possible to obtain extra load. There will undoubtedly be extra weight on them, but this is unavoidable. The position is that R.{Sir Henry Royce} in one of his memo's reported that the 20 HP. car is worth an extra £300 when the shock absorbers are adjusted tightly. CWB. also reported when running 9-G-lll car in France, that the car was greatly improved with stiffer shock absorbers. We therefore wish to take advantage of this as soon as possible. It will not be done if it is thought that it will reduce the reliability to any degree. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||