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 two of a vehicle performance and feature assessment report.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0293 | |
| Date | 13th January 1936 | |
| - 2 - Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}1/KW13.1.36. not very audible. For an engine of its size it seemed rather over- bodied, and therefore its liveliness was not quite as striking as one would expect. Its maximum speed seems between 80 and 85 on the speedometer, the accuracy of which I cannot vouch for. The clutch was very smooth in action, and at no time did I notice any form of shudder. The radiator was fitted with shutters as well as a grill, which looked like imitation horizontal shutters. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||