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 data and specifications for an Open Touring Car, detailing weight, speed, temperatures, and tyre wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\2\ scan0140 | |
| Date | 2nd August 1934 guessed | |
| - 9 - OPEN TOURING CAR. Total weight of car. Tons. Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. 1 19 1 14 ESSOLUBE OIL USED IN ENGINE GEAR BOX AND STEERING BOX. Average speed. 48.17 Average water temperature: 77.00 Max. water temperature: 84°C. Average oil temperature: 81.00 Max. oil temperature: 105°C. Average air temperature: 19.00 Max. air temperature: 30°C. (India "Silent" tyres --- 5.50 x 18) (Rear tyres worn out at a mileage of 3133) (Dunlop "Silent" tyres --- 6 x 18) (Rear tyres worn out at a mileage of 3474) ------------ G.W.H. G.W.Hancock | ||