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).
The testing of 25/30HP chassis steerings with Ransome & Marles components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0436 | |
| Date | 8th February 1937 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}/Skn31/T8.2.37 55-0 re 25/30HP Chassis Steerings - Ransome & Marles Rollers & Races RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/JMW17/JWA4.2.37 RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/JMW23/JWA5.2.37 RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/JMW1/RMG8.2.37 Confirming 'phone conversations - we should have been advised at the time these chassis were placed on test that they were special as far as the steerings were concerned. We did not receive your notifications of this feature until the chassis had been despatched or at least were well advanced on test. However our remarks are as follows:- Chassis No. Date on Test. Remarks. GRO-9 23.1.37 Steering passed OK GRO-10 25.1.37 Steering returned to Works for stiffness 26.1.37 GRO-15 26.1.37 Steering OK GRO-22 28.1.37 Steering passed OK GRO-31 1.2.37 Will report later GRO-19 28.1.37 Steering returned to Works for stiffness. Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}/Skn | ||