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 minor vehicle complaints on Bailey's Hotel letterhead.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\3\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 30th April 1925 guessed | |
| TELEGRAMS, BAILEY'S HOTEL, LONDON. TELEPHONE KENSINGTON 560. OPPOSITE GLOUCESTER ROAD STATION ON "TUBE", DISTRICT & METROPOLITAN RYS. BAILEY'S HOTEL, LONDON, S.W.7. 2 good car apart from a few minor complaints as follows:- Clutch rather slow in stopping when hot. Speedometer drive noisy. One tappet noisy, sounds like the tappet itself and not due to excessive clearance. Servo thumps slightly. Exhaust-throttle squeaks. Spitting in silencer only occurs on opening throttle after coasting. (Throttle shuts O.K) Exhaust very oily when engine is just started up or after running slowly for any length of time. This car has been taken to | ||