Query regarding the design standard and material suitability for a 20.HP rear axle.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\K\December1923\ Scan0 | |
| Date | 11th December 1923 | |
| TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} ORIGINAL R1/M1.12.23. 20.HP. REAR AXLE. X 4256 Referring to HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 4/LG261123, please ask if this design is the old standard, or altered to the suggestions from here - i.e. length, etc. Is the air hardened steel equally good for wear? R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).
