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).
Reuters news report on the stability of a high-speed touring car on roads covered with snow and ice.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0217 | |
| Date | 4th February 1939 | |
| REUTERS REUTER HIGH SPEED TOURING 2 ------------------------ THE PETROL WAS OF THE ORDINARY PUMP TYPE AND WAS PURCHASED AT THE FILLING STATIONS EN ROUTE. THE STABILITY OF THE CAR WAS PROVED BY ITS ABILITY TO TRAVEL WITHOUT SPECIAL ANTI-ICE DEVICES AT MORE THAN 80 M P H ON ROADS COVERED WITH SNOW AND ICE. THE CAR CARRIED FOUR PERSONS AND LUGGAGE. REUTER VEM/JD{J. Draper - Frames}/TWB/ 4/2/39 ------------------------ | ||