Secret memo reporting on the results of a 55-hour bumping test for 'India' pivots on a front axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\1\ scan0008 | |
| Date | 7th April 1925 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Handwritten: x5420 S E C R E T. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 3/LG1 7.4.25. 'INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' PIVOTS. Handwritten: x5420 / x4268 We have now completed 55 hrs. bumping on the India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) front axle with the pivots with increased radius. There are no signs of cracks starting on the pivots. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Watermark (inverted): MADE AT CROXLEY | ||
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).