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).
Clarifying the nomenclature for steering columns on the 20/25HP long chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\3\ scan0252 | |
| Date | 1st June 1930 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X5430 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}7/M6.1.30. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} C. CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} C. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} WHR.{Mr Wheeler} re. 20/25HP. STEERINGS LONG CHASSIS. X. 5770. X. 5430. We regret that we made an error in conveying to you SG{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}'s suggested nomenclature of the new steerings. We said "R" to be the new column for 6 seater bodies. "S" the new owner column. We did this by instinct because the letters go down the alphabet as the column angles lowers. This has been the case on Phantom and Silver Ghost for years. What was intended we understand was - "S" the new column for 6 seaters - (S. standing for standard.) "R" the new owner's column - (standing for raked.) We still feel sure that confusion is likely to arise with this latter nomenclature, and would suggest that if we must have "S" for standard, then we should have "T" for the raked column, in fact we suggest that any two letters in sequence would be preferable. We do not see any great advantage in attaching meanings to the letters as we do not do so on Phantom. Also one angle is no more the standard than the other. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||