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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).
The suspension buffer clearances for a 26.G.VI Wraith model and noting an issue with the offside front.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\1\  scan0011
Date  26th July 1937
  
CHATEAUROUX.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/9/JAB.26.7.37.

To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie}
c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}

26.G.VI.- WRAITH.

Suspension.

With car empty The buffer clearances on "bump" are as follows:-

Front N.S. 1.3/4" O.S. 1"
Rear N.S. 5.3/4" O.S. 5.1/4"

The O.S.F. comes very hard on the buffer over large bumps. Roberts tells us that this difference in buffer clearances and consequent list of the car to the offside was present when it came out of the Shop.

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R/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
m
Franklin. Walker.
  
  


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