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).
Response to Mr. Kaye Don's letter regarding the actual and potential track speeds of the 20-MY car.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\4\ Scan026 | |
Date | 12th April 1933 | |
x7960 Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/KT.12.4.33. We were interested to read Mr.Kaye Don's letter but you will realise as well as we do that the speeds mentioned are considerably in excess of what the car can actually do. We have had 20-MY on the Track, and the timed lap speed was 87 m.p.h. We should expect under favourable conditions the car might actually do 90 m.p.h. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||