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).
Telephone message regarding Brooklands test results for petrol consumption with different axles and compression levels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan108 | |
| Date | 15th September 1922 | |
| X788 1 Telephone message: 15/9/22. (10-20 a.m.) Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from PJ. X788 (crossed out) X4299 CJ. has examined Brooklands test and requires urgently results of comparative petrol consumption tests with 14 and 15 tooth axles, as requested by PJ on the 10th July (BJS/H10.7.22) Brooklands tests otherwise useless. Mr. Royce coming to London Monday; Board meeting, Tuesday. We wish to decide also which axle to use. Have you tested with original, medium and less compression; or only with original, medium and high compression? Understand we now only use original, medium and lowest compression. | ||