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).
Design flaws of a proposed larger steering wheel after road testing on a 107-MG vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\1\ Scan131 | |
| Date | 28th December 1923 | |
| X/3465 PN{Mr Northey}6/DN/28.12.23. TO B.J. FROM P.N. I have now had an opportunity of using the proposed larger steering wheel on 107-MG (Open Touring 40/50), and my impression of it is, whilst I like the larger diameter - 1 1/4" - I entirely dislike the too small rim of the wheel and the much too small and sharp edged spokes. These spokes after driving 50 miles on a roughish road, cut definitely into one's finger and thumb because of the sharpness of the sides. I strongly advocate that in cases where the larger wheel is applicable, as in the case of open cars primarily, the larger diameter be employed, but that the rim be a dimension midway between the existing standard and the wheel under test, and that the spokes be the same dimension as the existing standard. P.N. COPY | ||