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).
Faults found during a road test from Havre to Paris, including loose seats, a loose wing, and a noisy gear lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page423 | |
| Date | 22th July 1933 guessed | |
| Contd:-2- On the ride from Havre to Paris, the front seats came adrift, and the screws holding the floorboards pulled through the wooden boards. This is a very serious fault because it usually happens when one applies the brakes. On the final coachwork, precautions should be taken so that this cannot occur. We also had one of the front wings come loose. The whole of to-day has been spent in getting the various jobs put right. We are expecting to leave Paris in the morning. The change speed lever on this car is bad for making a noise. This is another case where we have too easily departed from the scheme which has been proved to be satisfactory. The experimental model which was made up by Coverley and run on 19-EX for over 12 months, and we also had a similar scheme on a Bentley and gave no trouble. The one we have on this car now is worse than the original one which we replaced. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||