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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).
Steering fault discovered during medium pressure tyre tests in France, and arranging for further high-speed and traffic tests.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 53\2\  Scan276
Date  1st October 1926
  
Handwritten: X4565
Handwritten: HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
To PN{Mr Northey} from BJ.
Copy to OWB
Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
Medium Pressure Tyres. BJ9/E20/10/26
With reference to the test made recently with medium pressure tyres in France, which was intended to be made on a chassis which would be exactly similar to the chassis which we intend to deliver, as during the test it was discovered that the steering was not correct steering for this purpose, I understand that you will immediately arrange to make tests at high speed and in traffic on a car exactly similar to those which will be delivered.
BJ.
  
  


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