Secret memo detailing the successful 30-hour test run of pivots for the 'India' chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\1\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 8th 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} 6/LG8.4.25. 'INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' PIVOT. [Handwritten]: X5420 / X4268 [X4268 is crossed out] We are running pivots for 'India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)' chassis made to the latest design with the .375" radius. A pair of these pivots have run for 30 hrs. on the bumping rig - there are no signs of failure so far. 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).