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).
Positive results from wind tunnel tests on a streamlined Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 155\1\ scan0125 | |
| Date | 7th November 1933 | |
| To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} From HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Her. c. to C. c. to P. c. to Ds. c. to EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Rn.{Mr Robinson} STREAMLINED BENTLEY CAR. We think the results obtained on the Streamlined Bentley justify the wind tunnel tests and show that the results obtained are reliable. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} in his memo EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}V/KT.3.8.33 made the following statement - "By the proportionate comparison of data and facts, knowing that the standard saloon, with 94.5 HP. at the road wheels, at 4150 R.P.M., will lap at 88.5 M.P.H. and show a genuine 94 M.P.H. on the road, we can expect this small and revised bodied car to lap at 96 M.P.H. and show a genuine 103 M.P.H. on the road." We have exactly reproduced the results anticipated. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||