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).
Steering column fitting for the 10,000 miles India Car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0057 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1926 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} & DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. BJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X5430 RL/M2.4.26. RE. 10,000 MILES INDIA CAR. X.5430 STEERING COLUMN. X.5840a. X.8430 Instead of the Derby special tube right across the dash, and the WW. fitting that is likely to catch the toe when putting on the brakes I understand you are fixing the column in the thickness of the sheet metal dash, as we have done on Phantom, 7-EX, etc. I think it will be the same type of fitting as is used for 'B' steering on India also. I believe these shorter 'D' columns on Phantom and India, with the stiffer tube, will be O.K. when fixed in a well supported sheet metal dashboard, flat or stepped. Judging from 7-EX Phantom which has a long column and a not extra stiff tube, and is satisfactory as it is, it would seem that the shorter column, owing to economy of pedal position on Phantom and India, and with the slightly stiffer tube supported in the same way in a sheet metal dash, is all we could wish for, and would be the lightest job. The fixing would better clear the foot, and be the less expensive than a cast dash, which might come out rough and heavy. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||