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).
Vehicle inspection checklist with handwritten annotations and responses.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\3\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1925 guessed | |
| -2- ✓ (9) Does the engine start easily from cold? ✓ (10) Does the water warm up sufficiently quickly to enable the car to be run soon after starting? (11) Is the arrangement of the controls on the steering column and dash convenient? Handwritten: B.J. says. to run lighthouse covers. over speedm O-20. yes - controls for shutters (12) Are the instruments on the dashboard in convenient positions? ✓ (13) Are the levers and fittings on the steering column and steering wheel good to look at and easy to handle? ✓ (14) Is the brake change speed lever and front lamp lever the right length and easy to handle, or do they catch the coat sleeve? X (15) Is the exhaust silent? (16) Are the tyres inflated to our usual standard? (17) What is the gear ratio of the back axle? The arrangement was to be 15 for heavy cars; 16 for open; 17 for speed maniacs. Handwritten: (circled) yes X (18) Are the springs exactly our old standard, plus 12 1/2%? Are the shock absorbers normal? | ||