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).
Chronological log of vehicle issues, complaints, and test results from 1913-1914, focusing on brake performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M18\ img098 | |
| Date | 16th June 1914 guessed | |
| TITLE: A Story of Duplicity. RIGHT MARGIN NOTES: - ⑤ odd man out (34A) - HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/WOULD (65) - (66) - (67) - (68) - 1976-14 - (70) - (73) - (74) - (75) - (76) - test - (77) - (78) - (79) - (80) LEFT MARGIN NOTES: - [Top section, complex overlapping notes] CJ & Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}, DRB - RB{R. Bowen} - RB{R. Bowen} on this affair. X2 Reports sent to Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} on 14th June - Mr Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} hopes this info reaches him promptly. They then... to him Expan... Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} certain views & complaints... & Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} DRB cust'mer. CJ to Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 8 June 14 Report from Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Radley that Mr Roget may request... on a/c has req'd copies of correspondence & minutes with... X12 a new design on... would be... on - Page 8 - Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/MCR report to Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Radley representation (red ink) - 18-6-14 (circled 69) - Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/MCR on division 24-6-14 (circled 68, 71) - A GINGER (circled 74) - Old Spotty (red ink, next to Spottiswoode entry) - * From JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} (red ink) - Old Spotty back again (red ink, next to Macready entry) - Prof 17RB{R. Bowen} owner in next case - o again (red ink, next to I to D entry) - I to D on DRB MAIN ENTRIES: 1) FHR to CJ CLHS Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sp.{Mr Spinney} 2301 mountaineering. again R/T/F mountn. Taken 4 days to do the journey. Roads v.{VIENNA} rough. for the eyes (having tinted goggles). Pinto alt. ful to 3/8 in" to "C" in 3/d of Std. Stg v m filter. Earlier mod. adopted at Brooklands Hspdl. trials. 2) Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/mer By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Na.{Mr Nadin} Rep from Holgaline. [7CA underlined in red] F/brake on long descents expand to seizing pt. then rough road vibr. Trans to pedal. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} consider central brake preferable for [DE SALAMANCA underlined in red] Spain. 3) ET SH (for Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}) Weekly Rep. to DRB. Readed. [NOT to be forwarded to Mr Roget boxed in red]. Onescenn noval set of liner & cyl. conn. now on the road. A little quieter now & more constant. Not so eff/ re & more like Brough & squeals a L spot. so far wb{Mr Brazier/Mr Bell} well. Tests cont'g.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Also 5' of Cvd/George. F.satisfy. Not so powerful as R.C.1. drums & c1 roneo (lined). king made - few days to test? & then [pull-up squeak underlined in red]. 4) Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} S F Bayer 38 NA.{Mr Nadin} [Mr Burt's Rep. underlined in red] EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} No 1051. Complaint of br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} hies badly after start on wet & gritty roads. Repulses to owner & dinner. * Mr Burt. I promise our advice in two yrs. remarks. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} must have tried this? [we tell this to the customer? Pass this back to the BO (By) underlined in red]. 5) CJ to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} I hear everyone is complaining about the new [footbrakes underlined in red]. Mr RADLEY says - "pedal oscillation difficult to regulate press, hissing, rattling (great), ducking etc. on Austrian Tour on 2 occasions. The E.P. looked on. What improvements have been made since? Mr Rocar was faulty? 6) Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/mer Ano to Torque tube & brake rep. on cliff. centre camers packed up & down. Mr Roall if we know this do not confess it & sin not. Not easy to elim. Efforts being made on [NORTHCLIFFE underlined in red] design. Great rattling & no clues. ditto locking on. More info needed. HAW to to Dconquesto when he gets back. No improvements since 18 PB but several experiments in progress. 7) CJ to Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Ask Ward. [Warwick & Blackshaw circled]. Waldron their opinion of FB. & exp. in Austria, & with Central FB. Also chauffeurs v gen. op. in Wks. 8) [* From JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager} in red ink] Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Still rec/g compl. of DRB. wearing out. Ref Les Evans (Les Evans) in hinder. Donnish cyl. F.B. commences to twist in 100 miles. JLE{J. Lee Evans - Chassis Test Manager}-a breath of fresh air. ref [DRB & Old Central on c/b tests (del'd) L a classic & only expdlt re portion, revealing statement & opening forld & practical solution stated & long test. bracketed and underlined in red] 9) [Old Spotty in red ink] T.H. Spottiswoode 17RB{R. Bowen}, my new car, del'd from Radley aft June 3rd. I with macready F.S tr{Capt. F. W. Turner - Finance} not so nearly as as my old L&E putting a long tale of woe. 10) [Old Spotty again in red ink] Macready to J, of 17RB{R. Bowen} Brady 10 Times in 3 wks. 11) [o again in red ink] I to D ref for Spt - lillium 17RB{R. Bowen} - a report to I to D how It is we receive such a letter? 12) R o J & By Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Na.{Mr Nadin} Ref Mr Radleys opinion of the DRB. Compares R&A Pamphlets. But Daimler & all. | ||