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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).
Car issues including luggage condition, door movement, and a fix for vapour lock.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 90\5\  scan0047
Date  19th August 1935 guessed
  
by the vacuum at the back of the Car & from thence goes up the back of the rear seat. The luggage gets into an impossible condition. This can be easily remedied now conditions have shown up the fault.
I still think the Buick type door wedges might be better than those fitted, there seems to be a lot of movement on the doors all the time when the Car is running, this must mean that something is going to wear.
The body seems no worse for booms than the standard one.
I have tried the alternative filter position, previously I did not actually stop with vapour lock but after a blind stop the pumps were on the point of giving up & sucking vapour continuously. With the new filter position this completely disappeared. Please get design on a scheme. Shall make an effort to get to the Stelvio. Am
  
  


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