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).
Page 3 of a report providing feedback on a vehicle's performance, including its gearbox and engine features.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\1\ Scan273 | |
| Date | 28th June 1933 guessed | |
| - 3 - 2. power impulses are felt. It is only here that one feels the need for 12 cylinders ! 3. The silent 3rd gear and synchro-mesh. This really is perfection. I have driven a large number of cars with so-called silent 3rd gears, but this is the only one that is indistinguishable from top. This combination is so good that one is now tempted to ask for it to be extended to 1st and 2nd gears ! 4. The extra oil device for use with a cold engine. A most practical and useful fitting. Yours faithfully, (sgd) S.E.Sears. | ||