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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).
Comparative analysis of various car models based on face area, volume, and track temperature.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 125\2\  scan0082
Date  1st September 1930 guessed
  
TABLE 1
CAR. | Face Area per 1000 litre disp. per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 63.0 sq.ins.
CHRYSLER 75. | 62.7 sq.ins.
HISPANO | 77.2 sq.ins.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 71.2 sq.ins.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 65.2 sq.ins.
MARMON | 63.0
PIERCE ARROW. | 54.4

TABLE 2
CAR. | Volume per 1000 litre disp per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 308.
HISPANO | 303.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 285.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 220.
CHRYSLER 75. | 207.
MARMON | 173.
PIERCE ARROW | 129.2

TABLE 3
CAR. | Temp. at 60 M.P.H. on Track.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. Vent. Bonnet. | 71° C.
CHRYSLER | 73° C.
HISPANO. | 74° C.
GRAHAM PAIGE. | 77° C.
PIERCE ARROW. | 82° C.
MARMON | 88° C. Engine tighten-ing up.
25 HP. ROLLS-ROYCE. | Not yet recorded.

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