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).
Comparison of hill-climbing performance figures for a Buick car and a Goshawk engine on a 31 cwt chassis.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\S\March1928-May1928\ Scan044 | |
| Date | 21th March 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -3- The figures given for the Goshawk are average figures for a 31 cwts. chassis :- BUICK. GOSHAWK. M.P.H. M.P.H. Stanton Hill - start. 10 10 finish. 23.5 19 Ticknall Hill- start. 10 10 finish. 46 39 Time. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 11.8 s. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 25 secs. Pistern Hill - start. 10 10 Max:speed. 46 39 Min:speed. 25 10 Time. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 34.8 s. 2 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 6 secs. A velocity time curve is attached for the Buick car compared with that of the 20 HP. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||