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).
Vehicle inspection and modification questionnaire with a series of numbered questions.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\4\ Scan074 | |
Date | 10th June 1920 guessed | |
15. Have you made a road test? 16. If not, what prevented it? (If test has been made, enter the result in the report Form “C” attached.) 17. Type of body fitted 18. Made by 19. Rough estimated weight : car, complete, ready for road? 20. Is springing O.K.? 21. Type of tyres used, and customer’s comments on same 22. Customer’s attitude to R.R. 23. Driver’s ditto 24. Is customer contemplating having his car repaired? 25. What type of cross steering tube is on the car now? Old type New type 26. What condition is it in? 27. Does owner agree to change over from old type tube to new type? 28. If so, can it be done at owner’s garage? 29. If not, where suggested? 30. Does customer agree to black enamelled tube? 31. Dimensions of new tube. (See Form “A,” par. 13.) Accurate measurements vital 32. Modifications: (a) On chassis 1100 to 21RD: Have steering levers been changed over to stronger type F6253/4? If not, will owner agree to have these improvements made? (R.R. cost.) (b) On chassis 1100 to 2421: Have front axle pivots F2352/3 been replaced by F5936/7? If not, will owner agree to this replacement? (R.R. cost.) (c) On chassis 1700 up to 5-RB{R. Bowen}: Have diagonal stays to front cross member been fitted? If not, will owner agree to have this done? (R.R. cost.) 33. If chassis is fitted with wooden road wheels, what is the condition of same? See Form “A,” par. 14, and Form “J.{Mr Johnson W.M.}” | ||