Confusing placement of the centre light switch relative to the engine starter lever on a 20/25HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\2\ img056 | |
| Date | 11th July 1932 | |
| X6121 GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} Mx {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} 5/T1.1.32. re. 20/25HP Centre Light Switch and Engine Starter. I entirely agree with EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 's remarks, and it is a point I also forgot to mention in my report, but no less than three times in the short time I ran this car. I pressed the Starter Lever in mistake for the lighting switch. The fact that the switch has been placed so far to the left of the starter lever, apparently to give a good separation, has aggravated the position. [RECEIVED Stamp: 11 JULY 1932] Mx {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Signature] | ||
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).