Comparing the performance of Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\6\ Scan175 | |
| Date | 1st February 1924 | |
| R.R. 493 (40 H) (SL 42 12-7-23). J.H., D. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} ORIGINAL EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. COPIES TO: R.C.J. BJ. WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} PN. {Mr Northey} OY. Expl. No. X9910, 9915, 4214, 438 REF. He2/LGS.2.24. OBJECT OF TEST. Comparison of RR. and Hispano cars. TESTER. W.A. Robotham. A.J. Lidsey. CONDITIONS. Road tests. Standard type 40/50 chassis used. The chassis was fitted with radius rods. SUMMARY OF TEST. The tests show :- (1) There is very little wear with cast iron liners on servo. (2) That the Hispano servo never gets hot. (3) That the RR. with 4-speed box climbs the hills more comfortably than the Hispano. (4) That the braking backwards on the Hispano requires very big pedal pressures. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||
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).