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).
Performance and cooling test results for a Cadillac V-16 car at Brooklands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0169 | |
| Date | 18th June 1936 | |
| Test on Cadillac V-16 Car at Brooklands - June 18th, 1936. (1) Tests with fan in action. (a) 40 M.P.H. full throttle. Air Top Water Left Top Water Right Air Exit from Matrix Air near Carburetter 25 85 85 61 60 (b) Full Speed. Full Throttle. Half Mile - (1) 20.6 secs.) mean 20.4 secs = 88.24 M.P.H. (2) 20.2 secs.) Lap - 113.5 secs. = 87.75 M.P.H. 24 75 74 50 52 (2) Fan out of action. (a) 40 M.P.H. full throttle. 26 106 108 80 72 (b) Full Speed. Full Throttle. Half Mile - 20.0 secs. = 90 M.P.H. Lap - 111.4 secs. = 89.4 M.P.H. 25 86 85 56 58 | ||