Peak above screen

[Mike Costigan]

PL 3534 is definitely an RL, not a Mulliner - you can see the waist-line moulding on the scuttle and door. 

I don't believe the production RL had any significant peak, despite the apparent signs of one in the brochure illustration; I published this David Howe photo in 2022C with the comment that it shows a/the prototype with several features not seen on the production body:

   

When the new model was featured in The Autocar in June there is no peak evident:

   

[Tony Griffiths]

While many mid-1930 saloons are shown with plain bonnet sides, we still await a contemporary picture of the open version, the AF so fitted. The first AFs had the louvres in two separate depressions (like mine), but later ones had them in a single depression. The 'double-depression' versions are rare, so this feature must have lasted only a short time. Good work for the press-tool makers though - as there were also two different bonnet lengths. I agree with Mike, the 'peak' looks more like an aftermarket framed glass sunshade. The car must have been driven through an accessory shop, and one of everything A7 related stuck.

[Chris Garner]

   
Further to my post on the recently re-surfaced RL, here is a side view if it helps. No peak.
Note the rear half-bumper!