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).
Issues with car 9-G-111 after a 2,500-mile road test, covering engine guards, steering, and propeller shaft fouling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan183 | |
| Date | 8th August 1925 | |
| R.R. 493a (50 H) (D.D. 31. 12-6-25) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. X5770 REF HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG18.8.25. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} S E C R E T. 9-G-111. X5840 We attach a report in connection with 9-G-111 car after running 2,500 miles in France. We are asking for more information on Engine Guards. We do not think it is practicable to fit engine guards closer than 3/16". It may be necessary to rivet a strip of felt on. In connection with steering. It will be seen at the end of the report that a spring in the side steering tube was found broken. We have since heard that when this was replaced the steering was improved as regards the inclination to wander. We have taken up with the D.O. the question of the propeller shaft fouling the rear brake equalising shaft. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||