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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).
20 HP car after a 10,000-mile test, suggesting alterations to the steering column, dash, and throttle.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 4\9\  09-page189
Date  31th March 1926
  
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce}
To EA. } LE CANADELHenry Royce's French residence.
BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} }
c. to CJ. BJ.

X5840a

R2/A31.3.26.

20 HP. 10,000 MILES CAR AT PRESENT X.5840a X.5500
IN FRANCE. X.5430 X.5050

I was very pleased with this, but there are one
or two things which should be altered -

(1) X5430 The support of the steering column was put in
by Derby for experience, but I understand with no thought of
standardisation. This should be altered to something we
could standardise.

(a) The WW. clip fouls the foot far too much.

X5500 (b) I do not think we shall like cast dashes; they
will always be getting thick and heavy especially in this size
of car, and we shall get quite good results with sheet metal
cleverly used. The steering column seems now unnecessarily
rigid, and perhaps could have the fixing in the present flat
dash for the present.

X5050 The throttle spring was altogether too stiff. It
would seem also that the throttle should have a stop in the
closed position - see recent memo.

R.{Sir Henry Royce}
  
  


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