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).
Criticising press reports on acceleration and braking performance from motoring journals.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\2\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 24th March 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50H) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. X1725 EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG24.3.25. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to PN.{Mr Northey} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} CWB. PRESS REPORTS ON :- ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. X.1725 X.9940 X.1559 We have thought it necessary to criticise the acceleration and braking curves which it is now the practice of 'The Autocar' and 'The Motor' (especially 'The Motor') of publishing. It may happen that these Journals might wish to carry out similar tests on R-R cars. If they do so, a correct performance of any R-R car would look poor compared with some of the curves published. We therefore thought it necessary to point this out so that we can be prepared if this happens. The attached reports give reasons why we consider the results they have published are inaccurate and misleading. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||