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 evaluation report on various vehicle components and design features.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\2July1928-December1928\ Scan066 | |
| Date | 22th August 1928 guessed | |
| (2) BODY. In some ways this is very nice, and also very quiet. The colour is wrong in two ways - i.e. bonnet and scuttle should be the same, so as to look long, (Barker's fault, not EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}'s.) also the inside should have been grey like the outside, (our fault in the hurry.) The back seats are too much inclined; about two thirds the angle should be tried. FRAME. Something good between this and the body, but the tie rods are too near the ground, and should not have been fitted. They.are very likely to get damaged being low in the centre of the car. Raise them about 1.5" or remove them. BATTERY. Seems near the ground, but being near the back axle is not so dangerous, but is nearer the centre of a cambered road. SCUTTLE. Should not be fabric covered, but metal like bonnet. I think the centre of this, and the rear end of the bonnet, are slightly too high for best appearance, (Barker's existing design). Try the next one .75" lower at the middle of the dash. WHEELS. Smaller wheels and shorter hubs appear a distinct gain in weight and cost. The steering is almost certainly better for this reason. (They are 31" X 6" on 19" rims.) SPEEDOMETER. The top reading of this for a 20HP. should be 75 MPH. This one goes to 90MPH. and appears somewhat ridiculous, also the scale would be more open and useful if the top of the same scale was 70/80. SILENCER. Perhaps this should be tried like the Phantom inner tube, because exhaust not very quiet. DASH & SCUTTLE. Shudders somewhere; must be cured as it is an unbearable fault. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||