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).
Condition report on various vehicle components including engine, chassis, and bodywork.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0270 | |
| Date | 11th May 1935 guessed | |
| ( 12 ) 34) AEROLITE PISTONS G.I. IN RR 53 ALLOY WITH LATEST GRINDING. The pistons were in a very good condition, all rings free. No piston knock has been heard. 35) SPECIAL H.T. CABLES BETTER HEAT RESISTANCE. The ignition cables at this mileage do not show any depreciation. 36) ADJUSTABLE FORK ENDS OF ON REAR BRAKE ROPES. The usefulness of the adjustable fork ends could not be appreciated fully, as all the adjustment had to be used at the beginning of the test to take up the slack in the ropes. The design however is good and given no trouble. The Brake ropes should be shortened to allow for the extra length of the forks. 37) IGNITION PLUGS K.L.G. 850 TYPE. The K.L.G. plugs sent out and fitted, cured the hesitation that was at first noticed upon acceleration. The gaps set to .020 had increased to .025 when checked. There is no excessive burning of the electrodes or points. BODY. The Body work has gradually deteriorated, a series of cracks having developed. At first there was a knock in the rear top joint above the door, which sounded like a loose joint. The front N.S.door pillar and roof joint was continually on the move, causing the door to rattle. The front joints of the roof and scuttle joint could be observed to be opening out. Cracks developed on the roof over the joint of the central door pillars, also from each front corner of the roof, going across to the sliding roof, and at right angles towards the front. The ventilation windows rattle, and door windows rattle. The wind noise was very bad above 50 miles per hour, making it almost impossible to hear anything inside the body. We improved this 75% by fitting soft rubber in the joints of the front doors, and sealing by the roll pad, the joints on the inside. The sliding roof front joint the soft rubber was packed out to seal the joint. From the various cracks etc., of the Body, we are of the opinion that the body when fitted, was being strained and not been solid on the chassis frame. Average petrol consumption 13.6 MPG. Average Oil consumption 1389 MPG. ESSO Petrol used throughout the mileage, with the exception of Montlhéry Track, when ESSO & AZURE, was used for comparative tests. OIL USED. Wakefield's Tonic X.L.Oil. TYRES. India Speed Special. | ||