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).
Rejecting a suggestion to change the speedometer dials for the 20/25 model due to legibility concerns.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\4\ img317 | |
| Date | 27th May 1935 | |
| S/W. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. " Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. " E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. " BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} WST r6081 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}16/KW27.5.35. Speedometer Dials for 20/25. In reply to your Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.7/MA15.5.35, we are not in agreement with your suggestion because it would mean unnecessarily cramping the figures on the dial at the expense of legibility. Obviously the fewer figures there are on the dial the clearer it is, and we would prefer to retain it as at present. We appreciate that in the case of the 40/50 we read up to 100 m.p.h., but that is inevitable. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Lul | ||