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 detailing performance metrics such as speed, oil pressure, and consumption after a run from Porlock Hill.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\2\ scan0169 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1936 | |
| x 260 FILES. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}5/JH.3.3.36. 4-B-IV LAPPIN. 1. Test. Miles run. 70.5 Average speed. 45.4 M.P.H. Oil pressure. 40 lbs. at 2900 R.P.M. Consumption. - 512 M.P.G. 2. Test Check.Miles run. 100. Average speed. 44.3 M.P.H. Oil pressure. 40 lbs. at 2900 R.P.M. Consumption. 533 M.P.G. These tests were carried out after the car's return from Porlock Hill. Clutch tests before the engine was touched. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. | ||