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).
Various bodywork issues such as rattles, squeaks, structural weaknesses, and ventilation problems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 28th January 1935 guessed | |
| -2- There was an occasional thud in the vacinity of the boot which by the sound was due to loose body bolts. To get at these meant taking the wheels off and the others the step-boards. The rear squab was of the hinged down type which was kept closed by the means of a catch either side. These apparently were made of brass and worn out, which caused considerable rattle. This method is a poor one as the rear of the body is constantly matchboxing through the absence of cross bracing. The interior offside roof lamp glass was also rattling on the outside of the boot, where the lid{A. J. Lidsey} closes was cracked both sides, due probably to matchboxing. The inside was full of dust in the absence of no sealing device. The screen was of the fixed type and together with the airflow front was a continual source of wind noises being set up at speeds varying up to 40 m.p.h. according to wind directions. I asked Mr. Rivers, was the same shape as E.V.'s trials body and he informed me it was not, and here it may be noted that the shape of the front and angle of the screen on E.V's trials Hooper body was just an ordinary shape and angle and was not arrived at by any try-outs on the road. The method of the bottom framing was the Barker principle, the runners being in two pieces thus which was another cause of squeaking. There were squeaks coming from the spare wheels rubbing in the wells and the N.S. shewed more movement than the O.S. The bonnet on this side appeared to be rubbing on the spare wheel support arm. The front wings had broken in places which had been patched up. The dash mouldings were a ¼" wide either side compared with the bonnet. This I was informed by Mr. Dodd was mounted at Derby. Q.T. Vents. The driver's side failed to function. Passenger's O.K. The rear ones were working O.K. but when opened were causing considerable draught on the heads and necks of persons occupying the front seats. During the change-over of cars I noticed Mr.Carpenter was going to sit beside the driver so I opened the nearside ventilator fully and we hadn't gone far before he was looking for where the draught came from. So much for the draughtless ventilation scheme. | ||