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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).
Complaint regarding a 20 HP chassis with incorrect steering and pedals sent to coachbuilder Barkers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 106\3\  scan0026
Date  1st September 1925
  
16430
CONFIDENTIAL
Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG26.9.25.

To DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

20 HP. CHASSIS.
K5830

We are sending this 20 HP. chassis to Barkers on Monday. The number is 10-G-111. It is going to Barkers with the short steering and the pedals close up. It is not possible to notice the difference in the steering and the pedals under ordinary observation.

We think that you can arrange to tell Barkers that we have either got the wrong steering on or something. In any case, we are on strike against making chassis and then pulling them all to bits and re-making them again. To change the column and pedals on the car is a very big job.

We get any amount of special customers cars with different shaped bonnets and lengths of steering.

Could you give us any idea when we shall get 10-G-111 away from Barkers.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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