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).
Report from Grenoble detailing a car test run on mountain roads, including a temperature test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\5\ Scan171 | |
| Date | 25th June 1929 | |
| HOTEL MAJESTIC GRENOBLE Même Direction AUTUN Hotel St Louis et de la{L. A. Archer} Poste BOURG-EN-BRESSE Hotel de France SAULIEU Hotel de la{L. A. Archer} Poste A BORNEAU (COTE-D'OR) Même Administration NICE Hotel Ruhl et des Anglais, Hotel Plaza & France, Hotel Royal, Savoy Palace PARIS Hotel de Paris, Restaurant Viel, La{L. A. Archer} Pomme d'Api (Rue de Dauville) CANNES Hotel Majestic Téléphone 3-90 Télégrammes MAJESCOTEL-GRENOBLE To. Mr Hives. Expt Dept. Dear Sir, Our run today has been on the mountain roads via Chambéry and the Col du Granier. The occupants of the car were PN{Mr Northey} (driving and Mr Grylls in front, PN{Mr Northey}'s brother and myself in rear of car. There are no complaints from PN{Mr Northey} re car today. We did a temperature test from Chambéry to the top of the Col du Granier with the following results. | ||