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).
Road test report detailing the performance of the steering, springing, and electrical systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0063 | |
| Date | 28th April 1937 guessed | |
| -2- STEERING Very good under all conditions and free from joggle. The column shakes on rough roads and also on the low speed torque period 9 - 11 M.P.H. SPRINGING The car was run in the soft position practically the whole of the journey as the over-riding valve was held open by a piece of aluminium. Though the car hit the buffers frequently it felt at all times well under control and the steering remained good. After the damper control unit was corrected I tried the car with full load and the range was sufficient and gave a very comfortable ride both in the front and rear seats. The O.S. front hit the buffer occasionally due to lack of clearance, this having decreased .48" since leaving Derby. ELECTRICAL Electrical equipment gave no trouble. The head lamps were good in the dim position giving a reasonable driving light and appeared to satisfy other road users. In the full position they showed promise of being good, but setting the outer case with a plumbline does not necessarily influence the light beams of the reflectors to give the best driving light. The horns gave no trouble and were quite good for pedestrians and cyclists but were useless for cars and lorries. The dynamo roller race gave out on the first days' running at Chateauroux and looked as if it had been assembled without any lubricant. There was means of lubricatin this bearing due to the water pump drive. A.B.Roberts. | ||