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).
Steering modifications for the experimental 9.B.V. chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\4\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 21th December 1938 | |
| 400d To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/MH.{M. Huckerby}21.12.38. 9.B.V. STEERING. So far none of our experimental B.V. chassis are instructed to be identical to the 50 Production chassis. It has been decided that 9.B.V. should be modified to conform to the LOP's now being prepared for these chassis. Will you please prepare the necessary parts when the drawings are available. The particular features which we are interested in are:- (1) Steering column with latest wheel and Wraith type controls. (2) Yokes with 2° caster and strengthened pivot pins. (3) Improved geometry levers. The 50 Production chassis will have S/N cross and side steering tubes jumped up at the ends. As there is no need to test these we wish 9.B. to have S/N tubes not jumped up. These are the only features in which the steering of 9.B. should differ from the 50 chassis. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||