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 examination, test results and required repairs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan190 | |
| Date | 14th August 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50 H) (D.D. 31, 12-6-25) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -7- Expl. No. REF: GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}2/Crn14.8.25. General examination underneath the car. Frame, frame ties and brackets, equalising shafts and bearings, cross members and flanges - these all appear to be O.K. Front wings. We consider front wings to be very poor and weak. We are continually having to repair cracks, to hold the wings together. Stouter material should be used for these. We also recommend that the wings should not be tied to the running boards. Total average speed during test ----- 35.1 m.p.h. " petrol consumption " " ----- 17.1 m.p.g. " oil " " " ----- 845.27 m.p.g. Side steering tube. F.51863 rear spring found broken. G.W.Hancock. | ||