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).
Extract discussing an unusual car issue and the normal position of the ignition lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\3\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 18th August 1925 | |
| X8783 Extract from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG18.8.25. contd :- 145-MC - LORD MONTAGU. X.4117. This is most unusual and has never occurred on any experimental cars. (3) The normal position of the ignition lever should be three-quarters of the way on the quadrant. In this position it should be possible to obtain maximum power and it should not be necessary to alter it for usual traffic running. The ignition lever can be used at the top of the quadrant when on the open road and the mixture is on the weak side. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||