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From Hs. to B.J. discussing anxiety over a serious fault, the twisting of the front axle, on 'INDIA'.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\1\  scan0028
Date  1st October 1925
  
To B.J. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

Handwritten: +5420

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG1.10.25.

'DELIVERY OF 'INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)'.

Handwritten:
+5770
/ +5420

We shall be seeing Mr. Royce tomorrow Friday,
when some decision will be made as regards 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)'.

The point which is causing us the most anxiety
is the twisting of the front axle. This, as you will
realise, is a very serious fault.

Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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