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).
List of faults and observations from a vehicle road test, written on hotel letterhead.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M2\M2.7\ img009 | |
| Date | 19th March 1936 guessed | |
| GRAND CAFÉ DES NÉGOCIANTS VALENCE J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} CLÉMENT PROPRIÉTAIRE TELEPHONE 1-14 SIÈGE DU " VALENCE-SPORTIF " R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. Romans N° 6964 Handwritten notes: Top right corner: R H.S. Valence 19.8 Splendid weather & a very fine trip, car goes well. We have breakfast arrive at Le Lavandou Sunday morning Rg.{Mr Rowledge} Main text: Not been warm enough to constitute a severe test however. ↑ We have made the same type of gland leak on the pump. Silencer. Chief trouble with cut-out - open violent popping in the exhaust - even with ~~the high~~ throttle completely closed. The cut-out certainly seems to aggravate the trouble. Other Points. Speedometer reads fast; goes round to 68 M.P.H. on least provocation. Bad retard vibration above 60 M.P.H. Starter motor functions erratically & refuses to engage when engine cold. Sub-frame bolt squarks have become rather less obtrusive. Oil being lost through drain holes of O.S. brake drum (axle too full?) Slow running poor. Spare wheel carrier, rather too much vibration. Centre of bolt seems high for small wheel. Rg.{Mr Rowledge} | ||