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).
Test report for the 11-EX New Phantom with a Weymann body, detailing a run from Florence to Verona.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0147 | |
Date | 1st April 1926 | |
C O P Y. TEST REPORT - 11-EX. NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I. WEYMANN BODY. Consec. Day. | Agg. Mileage. | Total Running Hours. | Average Speed. | Date. 84 | 14,881 | 566 40/60 | 21.5 | 1.4.26. MILEAGE. Start. | Finish. | Days. 6215 | 6387 | 172 PETROL. Start. | Added. | Finish. | Used. 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 Oil added. | Oil M.P.G. | Petrol M.P.G. | Running Hrs. 1/4 gall. | 1132 / 688 | 10.8 | 8 Route, condition, etc. Involuntary stops. Adjustments, work done. Remarks on running, etc. Florence to Verona. Road surface good but slippery. First 4 hours climbed 3900 ft. Engine running well. Inside back of body gets warm, probably through exhaust silencer, (and floor boards). No other report 15 mins stop to change wheel. Tyre punctured. (Sgd.) P.N. Drivers Henry Boot. | ||