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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).
Graph plotting Brake Horsepower against RPM for Bentley engines used in the Tourist Trophy races from 1934-1936.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\4\  scan0388
Date  1st October 1936 guessed
  
BENTLEY
POWER DEVELOPMENT
TOURIST TROPHY RACES
COMPLETE WITH RACING EXHAUST SYSTEMS

① 1934
3 ½ LITRE
COMP. RATIO 7.75:1
50% BENZOL
50% SHELL N⁰1

② 1935
3 ½ LITRE
COMP. RATIO 8.35:1
50% BENZOL
50% ESSO ETHYL

③ 1936
4 ¼ LITRE
COMP. RATIO 9.0:1
ESSO ETHYL

Y-AXIS: B H P
X-AXIS: R P M

INITIALS: G.T.S.
  
  


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