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).
Faults with the stop lamp, battery, and Park Ward bodywork, including paint, doors, roof, and wipers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 179b\3\ img388 | |
| Date | 1st September 1938 | |
| - 16 - BUTLER STOP LAMP. The Butler stop lamp switch situated in the frame gave trouble owing to the brass ferrule splitting, the broken part causing a short circuit. This was made O.K. and no further trouble occurred. This switch should not be in the same circuit as the electric horns. One can do without the stop light but not the horns. In this case the car had to be held up untill the fault was found. BATTERY, BATTERY BOX & FITTINGS LCP.D.100.EC. Complete to the above Ltr. Metal Battery Box - Lead deposited. Deginite Battery - 6 B.M.D.9-38. The battery needed very little attention, practically no water was needed for topping up. The density was kept normal and battery was in a good condition at the finish of the test. The battery box and supports gave no trouble. PARK WARD BODY. The body work withstood the rough roads fairly well. The paintwork does not appear to be too good. It very easily peels off especially on the side of the doors. The front doors dropped slightly making them difficult to open from the inside. The winding up mechanism of the N.S.M. window became faulty, finally became out of action. The bottom joints at the pillars supporting the wind screen etc. cracked the paint and opened out. The sunshine roof was not weather proof and was very draughty. The near side front wing broke the flange off where attached to the spring fastener to running board. The air ventilation scoop collects dirt which comes inside the body. The Klaxon Wind screen wipers for the passenger side jammed and was out of action most of the mileage. They are noisy. Water enters the body through the hole for the spindle of the wipers. | ||