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).
Road test report on a Bentley 6-B-IV covering a 30-mile drive in London traffic.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\2\ scan0102 | |
| Date | 28th September 1931 | |
| 200a 28.9.31. BENTLEY 6-B-IV. LONDON TRAFFIC. GARDINER & WALSH. 30 MILES. Engine - Continued good except for roar, no misfires. Petrol pump audible standing by car, but not from driver's car. Clutch - Continued smooth and free from slip. Thrust race noisier if anything, and can be heared in traffic outside car. Gear Box- Continued difficulty with occasional sticking of gear lever. Rear axle- Good. Brakes - Fronts firing once or twice when stopped. Squeaks continued. Speedo - Add 50% at least to mileage. A.J.Gardiner. | ||