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).
Recommended maximum vehicle speeds, noisy axles, and unreliable clocks and speedometers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\2\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 13th April 1938 guessed | |
| Sheet No.7. f.{Mr Friese} Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} read a warning, which is to be printed in the next issue of the Bulletin, warning Continental Tourists against sustained high speeds on the fast Trunk Roads. The recommended maximum speeds were:- 3½ Litre Bentley..... 70/75 M.P.H. 4¼ " " ........ 75/80 " P.III ........ 75/80 " P.II ........ 70/75 " 25/30 ........ 65/70 " It was agreed that these speeds were reasonable. g.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Noisy Axles. The Experimental Department are still working on the Thrust Race problem. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Clocks and Speedometers. There were complaints of extreme unreliability of Clocks and Speedometers. [Handwritten Note] Ch.clg. we want a good sample of a hand wound clock to test as an alternative to the electric He/LS. | ||