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).
Alterations for a 20 HP, 10,000-mile car currently in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\4\ 04-page168 | |
| Date | 31th March 1926 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} } LE CANADELHenry Royce's French residence: c. to CJ. BJ. X5080 R2/M31.3.26. 20 HP. 10,000 MILES CAR AT PRESENT IN FRANCE. X.5840a X.5500 X.5430 X.5080 I was very pleased with this, but there are one or two things which should be altered - (1) X5430 The support of the steering column was put in by Derby for experience, but I understand with no thought of standardisation. This should be altered to something we could standardise. (a) The WW. clip fouls the foot far too much. X5500 (b) I do not think we shall like cast dashes: they will always be getting thick and heavy especially in this size of car, and we shall get quite good results with sheet metal cleverly used. The steering column seems now unnecessarily rigid, and perhaps could have the fixing in the present flat dash for the present. X5080 The throttle spring was altogether too stiff. It would seem also that the throttle should have a stop in the closed position - see recent memo. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||