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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).
Letter discussing a delay in parts and the testing of a Citroen with independent suspension.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 154\1\  scan0185
Date  27th September 1934 guessed
  
position over the whole job. I thought it best for our people in paris to show there experience in this case.

Unfortunately this has caused a delay in getting the parts. Sleator has fixed an appointment with Dubonnet at 10 o'clock Mondays, when we hope to have the parts.

Yesterday (Saturday) I spent trying cars which I thought might be useful. The first being one of the new 4 wheel independant suspension Citroens. Of course this car is far too small for any comparison but having the front wheels are supported by 2 even length parallel links I thought the controllability and any signs of road shocks on the steering would be interesting.

The demonstrator drove the car quite fast along the bad pavé alongside the
  
  


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