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).
Circulation of documents for an American proposal to adopt left-hand steering and a 3-speed gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\2\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 4th November 1924 | |
| X4616 BY [crossed out] Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [crossed out] EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}2/H4.11.24. re. American Proposal Sheet No. 40. To adopt the Left-Hand Steering and 3-Speed Gearbox. I have received a batch of papers from America, through BJ. with regard to the above. I am attaching for BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} and Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} copies of these papers and shall be glad if they will kindly peruse same and let me have their comments as soon as possible. In the meantime, the originals have been sent to R.{Sir Henry Royce} by BJ. Unfortunately, only two sets of these papers have been sent. I shall, therefore, be glad if BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} will send his copies to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for perusal after he has finished with them. Please return the papers with reply. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Note. 1 Set of photographs only has been sent. These we are sending to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Will BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} please pass them on to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} and ultimately return them to us. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||