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 vehicle handling issues with shock absorbers and investigating an elusive engine knock.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0234 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1920 | |
| X.3461 Expl: Dept: Messrs. Rolls-Royce., Nightingale Rd., Derby. C.K. X.3443 La{L. A. Archer} Villa Jaune, Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence, Par le Lavandon, Var - France. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG2.2.20. X.3461 Dear Maddocks, We have received your reports dated 28th.Jan. We trust by this time that you have received the new shock absorber parts from Entwistle. We sent you rotors and levers complete so that there will be no mistake about them fitting properly. We are rather concerned about your remarks re. the car being difficult to control at high speeds. This, of course, is all a question of degree. On some roads one would expect it to be entirely difficult to drive at 60 M.P.H. But we have imagined that with shock absorbers fitted that the car will be quite reasonable as regards control over rough roads at high speeds. We should like you, if possible, to run with and without the rear shock absorbers connected and for you to let us know what percentage of improvement you think they make. As regards the pistons we want you to listen carefully when the engine is hot and see whether there is a light knock in the engine - it is what we know as an elusive knock. The knock we mean is one that cannot Contd | ||