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 position of the interior door handle relative to the steering wheel on a Bentley 111.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 98\2\ scan0081 | |
| Date | 8th February 1938 | |
| DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 200b. BY.1/G.8.2.38. FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 404. BENTLEY 111. RE: POSITION OF INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE RELATIVE TO STEERING WHEEL. We must do something to prevent the possibility of a customer hurting his wrist in shutting the door from the inside. It does not appear to me that changing the centre line of the column from 11.000 from centre line of chassis to 10.500 with an increase of width across the chassis at door lock level of .500 is sufficient, a further .500 off column centres seems necessary. I do not like the remote control as a solution, too much slack in the operation after a short period in service develops to make this a sound scheme. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} holes file | ||