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 failure of an 'India' steering pivot during a bumping test, recommending a halt to all work and a design modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0004 | |
| Date | 3rd April 1925 | |
| U X5430 Secret. Sft{Mr Swift} c. Order Office. c. Mr. D Keth. c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} "INDIA" STEERING PIVOTS. One of the above pivots has broken on bumping test. It is of the utmost importance that we should stop work at once on all pivots, awaiting more information on the subject from Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}- It appears to me that the design will have to be seriously modified, before anything further can be done. BY | ||