Test report page detailing conditions and a summary of component failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67a\1\ scan0027 | |
| Date | 7th April 1925 guessed | |
| -2- Front spring rear anchorage EAC.111 to arrgt.drg.F.71016. Front engine support front tube and flange F.72748/9. Front engine support bracket on front X member F.72742/3. Later Dunlop artillery wheels. Conditions of test. Drum revs. 105 p.m. Cams 2" lift @ 180° Tyres 65 lbs/sq.in. Load on front 300 lbs. No shock absorbers fitted. Radiator full. SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT FAILURES. Running time. | Piece No. | Position on chassis. | Description. ---|---|---|--- 6.30 | F.71540 | N/S | Dashbracket slightly cracked. 9.50 | E.71712 | --- | Radiator top stay front end. 16.2 | E.71712 | --- | Radiator top stay front end. 73.37 | F.71540 | N/S | Dashbracket broken. 104.0 | F.2888 | N/S & O {Mr Oldham} /S | 3rd. cross member flanges cracked. 74.53 315.12 | F.71430/1 " | O {Mr Oldham} /S N/S | Front engine suspension tubes broken. 148.15 | F.70549 | N/S | Frame cracked (see sketch) 302.49 | F.71450 | O {Mr Oldham} /S | Rear engine suspension bracket. contd :- | ||
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).