Concluding page of a letter from George Eyston discussing car performance statistics.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0123 | |
| Date | 26th January 1939 guessed | |
| -3- As an instance I covered just over 100 miles in one hour from a standing start with 750 c.c. baby car not capable of lapping at over 106 m.p.h. I averaged 97 m.p.h. for 24 hours with 2 1/4 tons Diesel engine car not capable of a lap speed of more than 110 m.p.h. and we lost over 30 minutes with trouble apart from pit stops every 3 hours. Yours sincerely, George Eyston. N.B. Captain Eyston regrets he was called from the office before this letter was typed. I have however, read it through very carefully and think it is in accordance with his wishes. | ||
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).