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).
Inspection report detailing wear, damage, and condition of various vehicle components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\9\ 09-page143 | |
| Date | 1st September 1925 guessed | |
| - 7 - Accumulator suspension. Slight wear has developed in bearings of brackets supporting accumulator box. Otherwise, brackets are O.K. Exhaust pipe between exhaust box & silencer. The flange making joint to box broke off half way round during test. A new flange has been made. This pipe warps considerably, and a severe strain is put upon the joint. We would recommend that a spherical joint should be made where pipe is joined to the silencer. Exhaust silencer & brackets. The lagging on silencer has now started to breake away from clips holding same. Brackets & bolts are in sound condition. Exhaust Swan Neck, & snout. These are still in good condition. There is an exhaust boom on over-run. Petrol tank & fittings. Petrol tank and brackets are O.K. Slight blow hole where centre flange is attached to tank, allowing slight leak of petrol when the tank is full. Slight indentations - see "Rear axle". Rear spare wheel carrier. Bolt holding spare wheel became loose on road & was lost. We have had no previous experience of this bolt becoming loose. Undoubtedly, this had not been tightened up sufficiently. Side spare wheel bracket. The head of bracket has worked loose, and cannot be tightened up choc-a-bloc. This allows the spare wheel to momentary fidget. Bracket & bolts are otherwise O.K. General examination underneath the car. Frame, frame ties & brackets, cross members and flanges - these all appear to be O.K. Equalising shaft for foot brake - wear has taken place in the bearings. Side equalising shaft & bearings appear to be O.K. Front wings. As previously reported, these have cracked and are in a very poor condition. This has caused extra strain on front wing supports, and both front stays on the O.S. have broken. - front one approx. 3" from extreme end, and second one has broken across top holes where bolted to frame. | ||