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).
Rejecting proposed alterations to the steering system, specifically a lower gear ratio.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 17\3\ Scan133 | |
| Date | 15th March 1927 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} X7430 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}4/LG15.3.27. STEERING. You will see by the attached note from R.{Sir Henry Royce} that he is advocating a damped pendulum lever and lower geared steering. We want neither of these alterations. We wonder whether you could impress him that we do not like the idea of the lower gear ratio as we already have difficulty in steering our cars in traffic. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||