Advantages and implementation of adjustable steering wheels, suggesting a trial on a 20/25 model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\3\ scan0218 | |
| Date | 26th April 1935 | |
| X1307 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Adjustable Steering Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 11/E26.4.35 Copy to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Br. [Strikethrough]Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Pn. {Mr Northey} Bs. {A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [/Strikethrough] Wheels. I was very much interested to see E.2/HP.24.4.35. I have felt for years that adjustable steering wheels would be an advantage and certainly an attractive selling feature. I note you refer to the Bentley in particular but I would rather see the experiment carried out on a 20/25 RR as, if we did it on the Bentley, it would immediately create a demand for the same thing on the RR and I would rather do it the other way round. I agree that the adjustment ought to be of a type that can be easily operated/because, as you say, if this is not so, much of the usefulness of the device will be lost. I should like to see us let the Bluemel people fit up their device on one of our experimental 20/25's as soon as possible so that we can see and try it. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||
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).