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 on a vehicle's performance, fuel consumption, and noted faults.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0263 | |
| Date | 29th June 1936 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} X1042 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}7/KW.29.6.36. Report on 21-G-IV. Mileage run under fast touring conditions 296. Petrol used 20 galls. 1 pt. petrol consump. 14.7 M.P.G. Oil used 1 gall. Oil " 296 M.P.G. Oil Pressure, 25 lbs/sq.in. Water lost out of radiator 1 pt. Oil temperature 80°C. Water " under normal conditions 80°C. Maximum speed attained on Towcester Road 70 M.P.H. suspect speedometer not reading correctly. Engine idling is too fast - start up good Water temperature rises to over 100°C. mark when crawling in traffic. Springing of car poor. Volume control on wireless set does not work, and reception on regional wave lengths poor. Hour finger on clock slips downwards; i.e., towards 6 o'clock. Body is full of rattles and squeaks. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||