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Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\July1925-September1925\  Scan220
Date  12th June 1925
  
R.R. 493A (50 H) (D.D. 31, 12-6-25) J.H.D.
C
EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
-3-
Expl. No.
REF: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LCS.9.25.

Engine :-

Bore 3"
Stroke 4.67"
Capacity 2.12 litres.
Wheel base 10 ft 4½"
Track 4 ft 5½"
Direct drive 4.17 - 1.
Tyres 765 X 105
Claimed H.P. 50, at 3000 r.p.m.
Max. road speed About 65 m.p.h.
Turning circle 36 ft. dia. centre of tyre tread.

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Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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