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 bodywork issues, including luggage compartment and direction indicators.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1934 guessed | |
| -3- 7. The rear luggage compartment is far from dust-proof I think, though, that this could be improved consider- ably without very much trouble. Travelling on the Continent I am afraid one's luggage would suffer considerably, as the suction of the car seems to pull the dust from the road. into this rear compartment. 8. The direction indicators fitted in the central pillars of the body are not always reliable, and if travelling at any speed the wind resistance is sufficient to prevent them from falling back into their slots. Generally speaking, the bodywork is not up to Rolls-Royce standard, while the chassis, in every respect, certainly is. Yours sincerely, GEOFFREY SUMMERS | ||