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).
Page 2 of an experimental report discussing gearbox, steering, and connecting rod modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\3\ scan0343 | |
| Date | 16th November 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50 H) (D.D. 31, 12-6-25) J.H.D. .EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -2- Expl. No. REF HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG16.11.25. (2) Are you going to retain the 3-speed box and central change? (3) Are you going to fit the left-hand steering and pedals? Another modification which we expect shortly to standardise is that we are returning to loose bearings in the connecting rods instead of whitemetal in the rods direct. If you could let us know what your programme is we could keep you posted up with the possible improvements. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||