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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).
Typed list of vehicle faults including issues with steering, brakes, engine oil leaks, and transmission.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 90\3\  scan0135
Date  12th October 1936 guessed
  
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B-10-DG.

Steering column controls rattle badly.
Brakes ineffective.
Bad booms on the over-run.
Strong smell of oil in the car, probably largely due to copious oil leaks from the engine.
Tappets noisy.
Rattles in transmission on engaging clutch.
Tendency to tramp at high speeds.
  
  


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