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).
Progress and difficulties in the design for lowering controls on the steering column.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan040 | |
| Date | 19th January 1929 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Copy to WOB BY ORIGINAL SECRET. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}1/M19.1.29. SS.{S. Smith} CONTROLS ON STEERING COLUMN. X7240 X7430 Replying to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/T16129., we had made some progress with a design for lowering the controls on the steering wheel, but dropped it to attend to the various weaknesses shewn up in SS.{S. Smith} on the bumping rig and the road. We have now reverted to it and expect to be able to send a print to R.{Sir Henry Royce} next week. We have never had any indication from R.{Sir Henry Royce} of the lines on which he wished us to proceed, and in consequence it is possible there will be some difficulty in getting the final design through. The scheme we have however greatly reduces the height, and as far as we have gone looks as though it would make a possible job. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||