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The sending of an improved wooden model of a 40/50 steering wheel.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\J\March1923\  Scan15
Date  13th March 1923
  
Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

ORIGINAL. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 2/LG13.3.23.

STEERING WHEEL - wood model. X3465

We are sending to you today - 1 wooden model
40/50 Steering wheel made to the latest drawings.

In our opinion we think the wheel is an improve-
ment over the standard. It is the best proportion
we have tried.

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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