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).
Report listing eleven obvious faults on a 32-EX 17,000 miles car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\1\ scan0232 | |
| Date | 19th March 1936 | |
| X 300 d To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/O.{Mr Oldham} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Try. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mth. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ent. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wdl. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FM. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Td. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/AW.19.3.36. 32-EX - 17,000 Miles Car. The following are the more obvious faults on this car :- (1) Clutch jaggers occasionally and does not free. (2) The side shaft is noisy. (3) The suspension is poor and the autolock dampers appear to make a noise. (4) Given the slightest chance, the car chanks in the drive badly. We should like a table from Org. showing what the slack in the drive is. (5) The third gear works out. (6) The carburetter controls do not function satisfactorily. (7) The running water temperature is too low. (8) The steering feels rather too spongy. (9) The relief valve is very noisy starting up. (10) There is too much rear braking and a feeling of sponge, possibly due to the same cause. (11) The hand brake now seems to be very good. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||