Status report on cars in the Experimental Department, detailing development and testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0115 | |
| Date | 28th December 1933 | |
| XJ696 To Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /KT.5/KW28.12.33. Cars in the Experimental Dept. ----------------------------- 40/50 HP. 20-EX. Phantom II. General development with experiments on automatically controlled shock dampers, and steel brake shoes with wider brake drums. Tests on Jackall hydraulic jacks. Noisy tappets - cylinder head experiments. 22-EX. Phantom II. General development with experiments on automatically controlled shock dampers. This car has recently completed 10,000 miles running in England fitted with automatically controlled shock dampers. 27-EX. Phantom II. General development with experiments on independent front wheel suspension. 20/25 HP. 18-G-IV. General development including testing of throttle edge slow running device on S.U. carburetter, and test on steel brake straps lined with Ferodo M.R. material. 19-G-IV. General development including tests on transmission rattles and steel brake shoes, and tests on Bendix. automatic clutch control. Japan(Experimental Engine) III. 1-J-III. Fitted with J-2 engine for general development of automatic tappets. This car is also being used for development of the Vulture(Experimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine) chassis. Peregrine(Experimental Bentley car never produced / Aero Engine). 1-P-II. } 3-P-II. } All cars stored in the Repair Dept. 4-P-II. } No work being carried out excepting 5-P-II. } keeping cars in order. | ||
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).