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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).
Customer complaint for vehicle GOK-75 regarding weakness of carburation and poor performance.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5\4\  04-page173
Date  1st January 1927
  
S/W
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

X5080
C12/C1.1.27.

I think you were asking recently for instances of choked jets.

GOK-75 has been sent to the Works, the owner complaining that after about 40 miles running there is every indication of weakness of the carburation. The maximum speed obtainable was 45 m.p.h. and petrol consumption 15 m.p.g.

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