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).
Rejection of a limited-slip differential specification for their cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\1\ Scan006 | |
| Date | 23th December 1927 | |
| [Handwritten top]: see Cud[illegible] of this X4678 [Typed]: To W/S from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} We regret that we have retained the specification of this differential so long. [Handwritten]: No wire/ The device is an arrangement for allowing limited movement of the differential so that the car does not get stuck unless both driving wheels are spinning. While we consider that such a device would be worth while on a military vehicle, we do not think additional complication is justifiable on our cars at the moment. [Handwritten]: Just one of mine MLB. [Handwritten bottom left]: 9. Acc. noted [Typed signature]: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} [Stamp]: POST RECEIVED 28 DEC 1927 | ||