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).
Poor visibility of dashboard instruments and a proposal to change the pivot point of the needles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179\1\ img018 | |
| Date | 14th October 1931 | |
| M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Copy to - HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} INSTRUMENTS. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}5/14.10.31. Y5530 X7530 It is pointed out by Sales that in some cases fairly frequently the instruments on the upper part of the instrument board cannot very easily be seen. This is made worse now by the thickening of the rail to produce concealed screen wiper and ash-trays. It is suggested that we might have the indicating needles of the upper instruments pivoted at the top instead of either the centre, or at the bottom in the case of the ammeter. This applies particularly to our framed patch of instruments. We would be glad if you would look into this and let us know what can be done so that we can take any action possible before any further stock of instruments is ordered. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||