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).
The problem of efficiently hanging and silencing rattling cabriolet doors.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\July1927-September1927\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 18th August 1927 | |
| 4:0 HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 19-8-27 ORIGINAL DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M18.8.27. /5830 10-G.111. - BARKER CAB: DE VILLE. I have been discussing with Mr. Munro when he has been down here weekends, the problem of efficiently hanging and silencing the cabriolet door. It is their experience that after one or two thousand miles cabriolets with standard mountings will have developed fairly bad door rattles. If I remember rightly door rattles were not complained of on the first 10,000 miles done by 10-G.111., and were only complained of after the car had done about 20,000 miles. We believe that Barker's have not seen this car since the body was mounted, and think that it would be a good idea to let them have it for a day. Will you kindly let us have your views as I hope to be seeing Mr. Munro this weekend, and would let you know whether he would like to have an opportunity of seeing the car if you can fix it up. MADE AT CROXLEY DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||