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).
Inquiry requesting results from experiments concerning steering wobbles and offering a specific car for curing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\4\ Scan160 | |
| Date | 18th September 1914 | |
| R.R. 662. (100H) (UU. 888. 15.6.14.) E.P. 6784. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, CRICKLEWOOD LANE, LONDON, N.W. TELEGRAMS: "SILVAGOST, CRICKLE LONDON." TELEPHONE: HAMPSTEAD 5966. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed: N-W H3/EM15915. re Steering Wobbles. [List of Names] A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} F.{Mr Friese} DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON Pf Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} T. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [Main Text] F.R. With reference to your Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/MCR1/L27715. We should be interested to hear whether you have any results to report on the experiments with reference to steering wobbles. We have a car No.1886 - Sykes - which is shortly coming to us for the curing of steering wobble with Palmer tyres, and any information you can give us beforehand may be valuable. [Stamp] O.H. SEP 18 1914 RECEIVED [Signature] amma [Footer] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||