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).
Steering arrangement on a specific car due to failures during bump tests.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\ Scan69 | |
| Date | 20th February 1924 | |
| To R: from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.c. to CJ. RG.{Mr Rowledge}✓ c.c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c.c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} PN.{Mr Northey} c.c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ ORIGINAL SECRET Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG20.2.24. KAC. - STEERING. X9450 ~~X9680~~ With reference to the steering on PN{Mr Northey}'s car. This car is fitted with the side steering tube exactly similar to the present standard 40/50. It has non-set-up springs. The steering was arranged in this way because on the bump test we had numerous steering failures with the car fitted with radius rods and stiff set-up springs. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||