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).
Magazine page discussing new Morris and Wolseley models, and speed records set by an Adler-Trumpf car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161\1\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 27th June 1936 | |
| [Handwritten Top] STREAMLINE FILE X-139 [Page Number Top Right] 891 [Headline] New Models Appear in Europe [Sub-headlines] Both Morris and Wolseley in England Announce New Types; Fiat to Produce Baby Car in Italy Special to AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES [Main Articles] For the third year in succession Morris has introduced an entirely new model in the middle of the season. The new car has an L-head six cylinder engine of 111 cu. in. displacement, with a wheelbase of 106 in. and a 56-in. track. It has two types of five-passenger four-door sedan body, one with fixed roof and the other with a sliding roof, the latter being termed the de luxe version. Prices are, respectively, £215 and £225. There is nothing unorthodox in the chassis design relative to Morris practice of late. The frame is of box section, with a pressed steel plate forming a central stiffening member and serving as the base of the front and rear floors. The steel body is built up on box section foundation members, which are bolted to the chassis at over 30 points, thus serving to stiffen the latter. On June 26 a new Wolseley model was announced, supplementing the range of three sixes (16 hp., 21 hp. and 25 hp.), introduced at the Olympia Show last October, and the two fours, 10 hp. and 12 hp., put forward earlier this year. The new model is an overhead-valve six of 14 hp. rating, and is to be known as the 14-56 hp. type. It corresponds in general with the new Morris announced on June 9, and its conception carries further the policy of Lord Nuffield whereby his Morris and Wolseley plants produce respectively a “popular” and a “de luxe” series of cars of the same basic types but with differences of detail placing them in different price classes. Thus, while the new Morris Fourteen-Six, has three speeds, side valves, a single carbureter and 5.25 in. tires, the new Wolseley has four speeds, overhead valves, two carburetors and 6 in. tires, besides additional equipment such as two fog lamps (serving also as non-glare passing lights), extractor type hinged rear-quarter windows, and a five-passenger sedan body of higher grade in constructional details, upholstery and equipment. There is a difference of £40 between the two cars, the Morris being £215 or (with what is termed de luxe equipment) £225, and the Wolseley £265. (Turn to page 894, please) [Photo Caption: Top Right] Driving compartment of the new British Morris [Speed Section] Speed A series of new international records, Class E, made by the Adler-Trumpf, has just been recognized by the Association Internationale des Automobile-Clubs Reconnus. Class E covers cars having engines of from 1100 to 1500 cu. cm. piston displacement. The Adler-Trumpf made the record runs on the new automobile road from Frankfurt-am-Mein to Virnheim. It was equipped with a four cylinder engine having a bore of 75 mm. (2.95 in.) and a stroke of 95 mm. (3.74 in.). The displacement was 1678.7 cu. cm. (102 cu. in.). Drivers were: Löhr, v.{VIENNA} Guillaume, Heckel, Graf, Orsch and Sauerwein. The records established were as follows: 2000 kilometers in 12 h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}, 30 min., 40 sec., 47/100 at an average speed of 159.856 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (99.33 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). 2000 miles in 19 h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}, 55 min., 18 sec., 60/100 at an average speed of 161.565 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (100.39 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). 3000 kilometers in 18 h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}, 35 min., 25 sec., 40/100 at an average speed of 161.374 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (100.27 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). 4000 kilometers in 24 h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}, 56 min., 28 sec. at an average speed of 160.378 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (99.65 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). In 12 hours, 1913.812 kilometers were run at an average speed of 159.484 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (99.10 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). In 24 hours, 3854.356 kilometers were covered at an average speed of 160.598 km. p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} (99.79 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} p. h.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}). [Obituary Section] Ben V.{VIENNA} Borella Ben V.{VIENNA} Borella, assistant general treasurer of General Motors Corp., died of a heart attack in his New York office on Monday, June 22. Mr. Borella, who was 45, was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1915 and joined the General Motors financial staff in 1923. He was appointed assistant treasurer of the corporation in 1929. [Photo Caption: Bottom Left] The Adler-Trumpf car which recently made six new international records European photo [Footer] Automotive Industries June 27, 1936 | ||