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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).
Urgent report on unsatisfactory steering for chassis No. 61-JS during London Trials, with a request to fit flexible shackles.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\3\  Scan338
Date  20th July 1932
  
S/W. (Hx) [Hx is struck through]
o.c. [illegible] [struck through]
o.c. Hor. [struck through]
o.c. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} [struck through]
c. Ha. [ticked]

URGENT. x7960.

PM12/PH.20.7.32.

Chassis No.61-JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} - London Trials.

The steering of this car has never been very satisfactory at the higher speeds and it is becoming less so, and more harm is risked than good by giving demonstrations until we can improve it.

I should very much like to see one of the flexible shackles fitted to this car. Have you one of the approved design in stock to let N have at once? If so, how many hours would it take to fit?

PH.
  
  


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