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).
Body faults for vehicle 18-G4 fitted with a Park Ward body after 10,000 miles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\2\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 3rd January 1931 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X1830 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}1/MJ.3.1.31. X5830. Y5840. REPORT OF BODY FAULTS ON 18-G4 FITTED WITH PARK WARD BODY. The body became generally noisy at the end of 10,000 miles. The windows in the two front doors rattled very badly if they were not fully wound up. The glass was actually too small and did not fit fully in the guides. The doors on the N.S. had dropped so that the over-lapping beading fouled between the two doors. The doors became very stiff to open, giving an impression of seizing in the hinges. Water entered through the top of the windscreen glass where the Lucas wipers were attached. The O.S. front wing broke the flange attached to the running board, allowing the wing to flap about. This wing also started to crack from the bottom outside corner. The crack crept up the wing and opened out, making it necessary to have temporary repairs made to the same wing. The stone guards underneath were held very flimsy, there being no thickness of metal for the bolt heads. These quickly pulled through, leaving the guard flopping about. The bolts used to fasten the wings to the stays are of the cheapest common iron, with the result that the heads quickly come adrift. New bolts had to be fitted. The paint work on the rear wings chipped off. The winding mechanism for the door windows appears to be poor and rattles. G.W.Hancock. | ||