Assessing the condition of car 6-EX, noting noisy gears and mentioning future models 'Stork', 'Heron' and 'Seagull'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 183\M22\ img245 | |
| Date | 10th January 1923 | |
| To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to BJ. R's 2nd PWW I 40/50, AN EXCELLENT CAR BUT ALL GEARS TOO NOISY. 6 EX R7/M10.1.23. 6-EX CAR. X.3923 X.3548. This is an excellent car, but could be slightly less noisy in the gears, especially the back axle. I refer particularly to the back axle, and I think perhaps the timing gears. I understand that it is proposed to sell this car complete as it nows stands, because we are expecting to have a 'Stork(Experimental pneumatic (air) front wheel brakes)', 'Heron(Experimental 6 CYL OHV 40/50 WITH PNEUMATIC F.W.B. air pump on camshaft, then Servo)' and 'Seagull(Experimental EAC.1 aka Export chassis, Phantom I engine)', round soon. * R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).