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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).
Testing an overheating car in Southern Europe, including experiments with different bonnets.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 24\4\  Scan204
Date  1st August 1924
  
X. 766

Extract from BJ2/DN25. 8.24.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG22. 8.24. X. 9410 X. 766.


(3) Over-heating. With reference to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG22. 8.24. as you are seeing R.{Sir Henry Royce} on Wednesday, we think it would be better for you to discuss the matter with him before sending the car to the South of Europe, as he might like to have some further experiments made on this car, such as having a bonnet fitted with, and another bonnet without louvres, to ascertain the exact difference. You will, of course, bear in mind that every day is of importance, and that we want to catch the hot weather. As it is, the car will probably have to go to some mountainous district in the South of Italy to find hot weather, as the cool weather has probably set in in Switzerland.


B.J.
  
  


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