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).
Issues with the top gear slipping out and bonnet fit, attributing the gear issue to faulty workmanship.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\6\ scan0022 | |
| Date | 26th March 1923 | |
| To BJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X4241 GOSHAWK. X4241 / x4247 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG26.3.23. Referring to your memo. BJ5/H24.3.23. We have handed this on to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} as the question of the top gear coming out and the fit of the bonnet are matters for him to deal with. We have, on occasions, had cars in which the top gear has slipped out but we have always proved that it has been due to faulty workmanship. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||