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).
The design of steering column controls, comparing the company's rack system to American friction-based systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan398 | |
| Date | 8th July 1930 | |
| Extract from - SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} RG.{Mr Rowledge} } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} } X7430 R1/M8.7.30. WORK AT WW. X.7240. X.7430. CONTROLS ON STEERING COLUMN. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} is working on these. The wheel is being dished slightly more, and the controls flattened. It should be pointed out here that those of USA. are held by friction, and ours by rack. We think ours much better to handle, and cannot creep by vibration. This accounts for USA. controls being flatter. We were pioneers of many controls on steering column. We hope to send a new design in about a week. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||