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 performance report detailing issues with steering, brakes, and speedometer accuracy.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0158 | |
| Date | 13th May 1926 guessed | |
| 2. STEERING. Steering light; very unstable at high speeds, requires constantly checking. Slight tendency to stick after cornering. Steering can be made to jamb when car is stationary. No wobbles obtained high or low speed. There appears to be excessive slack in steering; check side steering tube springs. Controls rattle badly in steering column. " BRAKES. Operation fairly good and smooth. Servo judders if brakes are applied briskly. Both front brakes squeak badly; rear brakes grunt on application. Front brake operating camshafts slack in their bearings; rattle over rough roads. The modified front dust covers are highly efficient, no foreign matter of any description found in brakes; only ferodo dust. These should be standardised. Front brake drums in good condition; only slightly scored. " GENERAL. Engine performance appears to be below the general average. Faulty speedometer tends to give a false impression. Reads 6.75 miles fast at 20 m.p.h. ; 5 m.p.h. fast at 30 m.p.h. 1.25 m.p.h. fast at 40 m.p.h. and appears to read slow over 50 m.p.h. | ||