Progress report on the 10,000 miles test of the 15-EX car in France, detailing steering and frame distortion investigations.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan215 | |
| Date | 28th February 1928 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ✓✓ [Stamped] ORIGINAL Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG28.2.28. X8940B [handwritten] X7430 [handwritten] 15-EX CAR - 10,000 MILES TEST IN FRANCE. We attach herewith a report from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} on the condition of the above car after it had completed 6,000 miles. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} is at Chateauroux(French test region) with the object of confirming steering tests under French road conditions. Comparative tests are being made with the shorter pendulum lever similar to that fitted to 14-EX car. He is also investigating the frame distortion and the apparent lack [handwritten insertion] of rigidity of the steering column. Tests are also being made at Derby to see whether any difference can be shewn with and without the frame [handwritten insertion] tie rods, or with and without the rubber engine mounting. The information on these points is not yet completed [handwritten, struck through] available, and will be sent through later. 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).