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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).
Numbered list of faults and required modifications for a vehicle body, likely following an inspection or road trial.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\3\  scan0224
Date  14th July 1939
  
(5) Mud & water found its way into the head lamps and soiled the reflectors.
(6) We asked for strong metal body cross members to be fitted to remove the body from the ? for trial (re noise question.
(7) The steering column support to the scuttle was very badly lined-up, this was pointed out and a stronger mounting re-quested.
(8) Access to the rear seats being very difficult we asked for the arm rests to be shortened and the corners of the rear seats to be removed.
(9) Rear ventilators, windows very poor finish, very difficult to operate and the glass not held in securely, one was lost entirely, the other fell into the road and was recovered somewhat scratched.
(10) The sliding seat catches are inaccessible and difficult to operate.
(11) There is insufficient clearance between the radiator baffle plate and roll-rod, causing knocking.
(12) The front door check straps have stretched permitting the doors to foul the front wings when fully open so marking the wings.
(13) The wheel cowlings come too low and one has been marked be a kerb stone this requires touching up.
(14) The leading face of the rear wings were badly dented and damaged by stones, a strong form of shield is needed here.
(15) The O.S. door handle was loose.
(16) The ventilators to the front doors foul the windows unless carefully squared first. The Fisher type as on 30.D.7. were shown to M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Paulin and it was decided that Mr. Hunt would obtain one of the latest as a model from Mr. Honeyman.
(17) The water leaks in the scuttle and windscreen were terrible, the worst ever experienced, added to which, the dye from the leather and cloth mixed the water to a rich blood colour.
(18) The doors are very difficult for the passenger to hold open when getting out, a special type of hinge is being fitted to later bodies to overcome the difficulty.
  
  


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