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).
Proposal to consider smaller 4-inch speedometer and rev-indicator dials for Bentley cars to allow for more steering column clearance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\2\ Scan345 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1934 | |
| S/W. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} re- Bentley. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst2/MA25.1.34. 86051 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}4/KW2.2.34. We should like to consider a speedometer and rev.indicator for these cars of less diameter than the ones at present to give a little more room for the steering column in the most upright position, which at present is cut very fine and some Coachbuilders cannot leave the full range 2" of movement of the steering column. We believe that 4" dials would be as acceptable in most cases as the present ones. Could we see a sample dial of the present size and one 4" in diameter in order to arrive at a decision ? NST See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} dueb | ||