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).
Cracked steering column flange found during a 10,000-mile test on a 20 HP car in France.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\2April1926-June1926\ Scan115 | |
| Date | 7th May 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. RG.{Mr Rowledge}✓ c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}✓ Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG7.5.26. 10-G-111 10,000 MILES TEST ON 20 HP. IN FRANCE. X5840a X5430 The 10,000 miles test on the 20 HP. car is completed and the car will shortly be returning. It was found at the completion of the test that the flange on the bottom of the steering column was cracked. This flange was temporarily instructed to be made in brazing metal. On production a drop forging will be used. We anticipated that the flange would fail from the results on the bumping rig. This once again confirms the reliability of the bumping rig to reproduce extreme road conditions in a short period. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||