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).
Condition report on various vehicle components including the battery, subframe, wing stays, and headlamps following mileage testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5a\2\ 02-page397 | |
| Date | 30th January 1931 guessed | |
| -16- The battery has not given any trouble, full lighting and starting has been maintained. .1875 of a gallon of water has been added during the mileage. The battery is being sent into E.P.C for his examination. BODY SUBFRAME to LOP F.56927. The rear O.S. subframe bracket broke at the finish of the mileage. The failure was similar to previous fractures. We understand that this bracket was not one of the latest type. The remaining brackets were O.K. STRENGTHENED TOPE WING STAYS to N.S.3089. There is no sign of any failure of the wing stays, they had remained firmly tightened up. The front wings have broken away from the running board where attached to same. The rear side wing started to crack at the outside bottom corner and continued up the wing. The stone guards broke away from the bolts, the heads pulling through. Bolts holding wings to stays broke or came loose. REAR SPARE WHEEL CARRIER & LUGGAGE GRID to LOP D.51753. There has been no trouble with the rear spare wheel carrier. The top rail of the luggage grid ms with the movement of the body made two indentations in the back panel, we assume that the springiness and rubber mounting of the subframe may be the cause. HEADLAMP & FITTINGS to LOP D.51920 SUPPORT TUBE D.51976. 1.375 DIA LUCAS LAMPS MEDIUM PLATED. The headlamp support tubes have remained firm and are rigid. The headlamps have been satisfactory for night riding. The chromium plating is still in good condition. There is a very bad feature in the wiring up of the headlamps which will cause trouble if not altered. The wire is lead from the conduit through the frame into the bottom recess of the wing stay and then up and into the support tube of the lamp. We found when the wing stay was removed that this recess was absolutely full of grit which gets in through a drain hole in the wing stay. This grit will chafe the insulation away and cause a short circuit. It would be quite easy to take the wire straight up the tube by drilling a hole in the top side of the frame. FRAME & FITTINGS to LOP F.56914, F.56988. The frame, crossmembers, stays, brake equalising shafts do not show any faults and have given no trouble. | ||