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).
Secret memo regarding a steering column failure on a 'V' Series car after 5,400 miles in France.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\M\2April1925-June1925\ Scan27 | |
| Date | 1st April 1925 | |
| 48430 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG22. 4. 25. S E C R E T. EAC. 'V' SERIES - STEERING COLUMN FAILURE. Attached herewith is a sketch showing where the steering column failed on 93-NK car after running 5,400 miles in France. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||