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).
Cooling issue with 'slats' under the bonnet, delaying the dispatch of London-Edinburgh cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\4\ scan0059 | |
| Date | 6th February 1912 | |
| . 235A (100 m) (X 590. 6.2 12) G 2368. of mud and water as our tests show that the trouble does not occur in connec- tion with the "slats" which are used for getting rid of the hot air from under the bonnet; that is to say, the difficulty we have experienced is not owing to the principle of the device, and we have every hope of overcoming them and obtaining a satisfactory scheme. This is now being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. The London- Edinburgh cars will not of course be despatched until the guards are satisfactory. | ||