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).
The importance of aerodynamic shapes over increased power for car performance, specifically for racing Bentleys.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\2\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 22th August 1934 | |
| -3- EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/RW.22.8.34. As both acceleration and maximum speed are affected by form, and performance is much more easily obtained by changing the form of the car than by increasing the power, a knowledge of the best aerodynamic shapes for bodies is of great importance if people are going to enter the Bentley in races. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||