Issues found during a weekend test drive of a vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\3\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 14th February 1938 | |
| 200 also 2000 To Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 2/AP.14.2.38 Week-end run on 3.B.1V. The worst features on this car are still the ride and suspension knocks. Other points of interest are:- 1. The Goodrich tyres are surprisingly quiet considering the shape of their tread. There is a slight sing at about 45 m.p.h. and they are noisier than the India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes)s on a slow hard corner. 2. It it difficult to engage direct gear, and unless the gear lever is pushed right home it jumps out of mesh in a very short distance. This is probably due to tightness in the reversing mechanism inside the box, a complaint we have had on nearly every overdrive gear-box. 3. A bottom water connection has been leaking badly and about 1 1/2 gallons of water has been added to the radiator, which will have considerably diluted the Glycol. 4. When running at night with the headlamps on, there is a discharge of about 5 amperes. 5. The dipper switch is erratic in its behaviour. The off-side lamp sometimes going out and sometimes dipping. 6. The engine gears are terrible. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).