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).
The steering geometry and measurements for a Hispano vehicle.
| Identifier | Morton\M4.1\ img035 | |
| Date | 7th February 1924 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} c. to CJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}1/LG7.2.24. HISPANO STEERING DETAILS. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}5/MES.1.24. x980 y4214 The right and left-hand turning circles of the Hispano are 49 ft. The locks producing these circles are 38½° - the wheel base being 145". We measured the angular movement of the pendulum lever and stub axle for 180° movement of the steering wheel, 90° each side of the central position. The movement of the pendulum lever was 12½° and that of the stub axle 15½°. We append a sketch giving dimensions of the principal levers. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||