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).
The testing of chassis B-169-CW, including feedback on the bumper bar and a faulty voltage regulator.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0144 | |
| Date | 15th February 1935 | |
| W/S - H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} +796la{L. A. Archer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}19/KW.15.2.35. Chassis B-169-CW. Summers. Replying to H5/H14.2.35. We tried this car in London. We were mainly interested in the Bumper Bar, comments on which we have passed to C. The other complaints, which were petrol consumption and detonation, we left to JLE.{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} There was a further complaint of a smelling voltage regulator; we have despatched a special voltage regulator to JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager}, which will overcome this complaint. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||