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).
New experimental features fitted to a 20 HP chassis for trial.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0125 | |
| Date | 14th December 1926 | |
| X5430 To C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CWB. c. to F.N. -------------------------- X5770 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG14.12.26. -------------------------- 20 HP: CHASSIS. We are preparing a 20 HP. car to send to you for trial which will have the following new features fitted to it :- (1) Water boiling indicator. (2) Petrol level indicator on the instrument board. (3) Modified springs in side steering tube; (4) Friction applied to cross steering tube ball joints. The car will also have high compression pistons. It is not proposed to adopt these, but we wish to run them experimentally. We wish to carry out one or two tests on this car before we send it to you. We will let you know later when the car will arrive. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||