Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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).
Record of bump test measurements taken at speeds of 55 MPH and approximately 50 MPH.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 80\2\  scan0098
Date  1st March 1920 guessed
  
SPEED OF CAR 55 MPH.

8th. bump - 2.10.
9th. " - 2.05.
10th. " - 2.
11th. " - 1.83
12th. " - 2.
13th. " - 1.90
14th. " - 1.80
15th. " - 1.75
16th. " - 1.65

SPEED OF CAR ABOUT
50 MPH.

1st. bump. - 2.05
2nd. " - 1.93
3rd. " - 1.86
4th. " z - 1.77
5th. " - 1.85
6th. " - 1.68
7th. " - 1.65
8th. " - 1.59
9th. " - 1.51
10th. " - 1.38
11th. " - 1.54
12th. " - 1.37.

(Sgd). C.de S.
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙