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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).
Two graphs comparing vehicle acceleration performance, one for high vs low compression ratios and the other for the 20 HP vs 40/50 models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 19\7\  Scan093
Date  16th November 1926 guessed
  
Top Graph:
ACCELERATION
HIGH V LOW COMPRESSION RATIO
40/50
VELOCITY M.P.H.
TIME SECONDS
Legend:
Solid Line: 10 E.X. WT. EMPTY 2.27 TONS COMP. RATIO 5/1
Dashed Line: 98 N.K. WT. EMPTY 2.34 TONS COMP. RATIO 4/1
10 E.X. 1.5 CWT. LIGHTER THAN STANDARD TOURER

Bottom Graph:
ACCELERATION
20 H.P. V 40/50
VELOCITY M.P.H.
TIME SECONDS
Legend:
Solid Line: STANDARD PHANTOM
Dashed Line: 20 H.P.
  
  


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