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).
Feedback on the steering wheel of a Streamlined Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\1\ Scan081 | |
| Date | 12th February 1934 | |
| x261 GRY{Shadwell Grylls} See me # To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Streamlined Bentley. I was sorry that my plans were altered and I was unable to use the above car this week-end, but in any case the fog was so bad in the morning that I should not have taken it out. I have asked Crawford to send it back to you to-morrow morning and I should like to have it back in time for use next Saturday. I believe Lp.{Mr Lappin} rather wants to take it down to one of the Air Stations during the week and I told him he would have to speak to you about it. I am not sure whether you had put on the steering wheel with the wider finger grips as I did not use the car, but, if not, perhaps you will do so during the week. I still do not think the grips are quite big enough. I should like them to be more the size of those on the old Silver Ghost and a thinner rim to the wheel would, I believe, be nicer. Perhaps you would have a word with me about it to-morrow. I am returning the wheel you sent to me, and I presume you can use it up on production because the one person who gets it would not know it was any different from the ordinary ones. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||