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).
Faults found in car 7-EX after a 260-mile test run.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\4\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 15th June 1926 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} X8300 R6/M15.6.26. 7-EX - 260 MILES RUN ON SAT/SUN. X. 8770 X. 8230 X. 8300 X. 699 The body is the worst fault in this car but I must complain of :- (1) The clutch not stopping quickly enough when hot. (2) The change gear lever sticking when cold. (3) Firing in the exhaust in luffing up, when cutout open. (4) The engine self-igniting when stopping by switching off ignition with throttle partly open (hot engine). The car goes to London tomorrow for body improvements. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||