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).
Notes on vehicle body and interior construction, materials, and features, including rust issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0197 | |
| Date | 21th February 1935 | |
| continued:- - 5 - 21st.February, 1935. NOTES. Seat base gives rigidity to the body base. The instruments are confined to one half of the instrument board, leaving a space for a large and really useful cubby hole on the other side. The back light is very wide and divided into three - doubtless for strength. There is a lamp in the luggage container which automatically lights up when the door is opened. An umbrella is carried in a pocket below the front squab. There is a considerable amount of rust on the inner sides of some of the body panels and on the under side of the roof panels. The Cellulose is giving trouble on one of the steel door pillars, due to rust. It is significant that the signs of rust are mostly confined to the inner sides of the panels, and the underside of the roof. Probably condensation is responsible. In other parts of the car the steps taken to guard against rust appear to have been reasonably successful. The cushions and squabs are composed of small box springs with horsehair and down on wire mesh basis. The upholstery generally is fair and not perhaps up to our standard for comfort. The interior woodwork is wood and not metal made to look like wood. The body, in spite of the use of steel pressings in many places is massive and heavy, but probably immensely strong. The design has evidently been carefully studied to secure strength. Even the wing shape is one which makes for stiffness. The pressed steel panels and wings are accurately shaped and secure a clean attractive finish. The frequent use of steel pressings to secure stiffness is noteworthy. Probably the pressings are common to other General Motor productions. | ||