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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 investigation of a steering wobble issue and the need for a suitable test vehicle.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\4\  Scan114
Date  15th January 1914
  
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY.

Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed.

A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
B Mr. BARRINGTON
Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BEREND
Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT...
C Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX...
D Mr. DeLOOZE
Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY...
E Mr. ELLIOTT
F Mr. FRIESE
G Mr. GNAPP
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY...
J Mr. JOHNSON
JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary
K Mr. KILNER
Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON
EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD
Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON...
R Mr. ROYCE
RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY...
V - VIENNA
Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS
Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER...
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD

Addressed to: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

Re Steering Wobble

I am anxious to investigate the wobble complained of by Mr Harkness but to do this I think it necessary to have a car which is not curable by carrying out the standing instructions. All our experimental cars can be cured. Can it not be arranged that the next car which the repair dept cannot cure be handed to me for a short time. With reference to the car which I tried with Mr Harkness. After trying this I made several recommendations and the car was taken away to carry out my suggestions, but I have not since heard whether they cured the defect or not. As I did not hear anything more of the car I concluded it was O.K.
  
  


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