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).
General car performance, detailing acceleration, carburation issues, and hill climb tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\1\ 01-page185 | |
| Date | 12th December 1934 | |
| -3- Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}14/KW.12.12.34. (7) Car Performance Generally. We have had no mechanical failures on the road. Now that we have the correct axle ratio the acceleration of the car is remarkably good. In spite of the fact that the carburation is not good from 10 to 35 m.p.h. the spectreCodename for Phantom III has the best performance on Ticknall Hill of anything we have so far tried. We have not yet had an opportunity of getting a true estimate of its top speed. Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||