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).
Lack of advantages of spring steering wheels after testing on the 10-EX car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0167 | |
| Date | 9th January 1931 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3861. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/MJ.9.1.31. Re. Spring Steering Wheels. Replying to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}6/E30.12.30. We ran one of this type of wheel on 10-EX. car several years ago and found no advantage in it. It does not have any flexibility rotationally, and therefore does not help as regards steering joggles and road shocks. If a customer demanded such a wheel we see no reason why we should not let him have it, but we do not think it offers any advantages for us to consider adopting it as standard. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||