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).
Page 2 of a letter discussing car design features and future trends, addressed to Mr. B. Johnson.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\4\ Scan012 | |
| Date | 1st January 1928 guessed | |
| -2- the gas tank, rear springs and running gear and which lends an extremely graceful sweep to the body lines. In the interior, the eye strikes immediately an exquisitely designed instrument panel which carries speedometer, clock, gasoline gauge, engine temperature gauge and other instruments in one grouping under glass, indirectly lighted. A new steering wheel, an automatic ignition lock, a more conveniently placed gear shift lever and other new features are included." I enclose additional carbon copies, thinking Mr. Royce and Mr. Hives might be interested in the above. As indicated herein, the tendency this side for two years past has been in favor of: 1. Faster acceleration. 2. Automatic chassis lubrication. 3. Lower body lines. 4. Neater and more compact arrangement of instruments. Yours very truly, W C Beaver Mr. B. Johnson, Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., 14 Conduit Street, London, England. | ||