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).
Listing steering parts required for tests in France on the 14.B.V. system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 21th July 1939 | |
| 400g To HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}10/JH.21.7.39. 14.B.V. Steering. For the tests in France on the above steering we require the following parts :- (1) 1.25° castor yokes. The yokes now on 10.B.V. would be suitable. The pivot pins and cross steering levers now on 10.B.V. will also be required for use with these yokes. (2) Reduced out of centre point yokes cross steering levers and pivots to PD.388, 413,418. (3) Old geometry steering levers now on 7.B.V. These parts consists of cross steering levers and tubes, centre steering lever and torque arms, (4) 7" Deflection rear springs to be supplied by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} (5) Standard B.V. front roll rod 0.750 dia. Will you please get the above parts together and where parts are removed from other chassis replace by standard B.V. parts. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||