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).
Modifications to controls on the steering column for various car models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\2\ B002_X 115 150-page04 | |
Date | 22th July 1932 | |
V115. X.534A X.5240 X.4027 X.4553 To EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PN.{Mr Northey} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} re Controls on Steering Column. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}16/E22.7.32. Referring to EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/14.7.32 and various other memos. recently received, I confirm the arrangement which we came to yesterday at WW. For RR cars, we will adopt the controls based on Peregrine and J.III but with the following modifications: The mixture control to take the form of a small pointed lever on the line of that now used, and thereby retain a RR characteristic feature. The dipping controls to have no spring or teeth, to have a very much smaller movement than at present and to be much more on the lines of what I call a "flick" lever, which doubtless you and others have seen on other makes of cars. The lever, or whatever you call the piece one moves with one's fingers, should, I think, have a different shape from the throttle and ignition control levers - something which is more easily "flickable" than the present one. For Bensport, we would have the controls on the lines of your plasticene model but of course with chromium plated knobs as on former Bentley cars. I forget whether this provided for a dimming and dipping switch but it should do so. Reverting to the question of the RR controls, I am making enquiries to fin out whether the general feeling here is that at least on P.II caras we should retain the foot operated dipping switch. If so, presumably there would be no difficulty in leaving off the hand control on the column on this model when the time comes to change over from the present type. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||