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Graph comparing engine water temperatures of three car models during a hill climb test at Cat and Fiddle.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 15\1\  Scan111
Date  27th May 1929
  
TEST CAT AND FIDDLE NO BONNET VENTILATION AIR TEMP 15°C
HILL
EACH CAR CARRIES 3 PASS AND 5 CWT BALLAST

① S.S. CAR 22 EX WT. EMPTY 48.3 CWT
② PHANTOM CAR 14 EX. WT. EMPTY 49.75 CWTS
③ OLD PHANTOM CAR 18 Y.C. WT. EMPTY 52.25 CWTS

TOP WATER TEMP °C
CLIMB MILES

Diagram 1:
F & B PHANTOM
FRONT AREA 500 □"
VOLUME 2500 CU. INS.
Dimensions: 4.25", 24.25, 24.25

Diagram 2:
14 EX PHANTOM
FRONT AREA 568 □"
VOLUME 2720 CU. INS.
Dimensions: 4.8", 23.2, 24.5"

Diagram 3:
S.S. SMALL TUBE
FRONT AREA 625 □"
VOLUME 2500 CU. INS.
Dimensions: 4.00, 26.25, 23 3/4
  
  
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).


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