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).
Accompanying a report comparing fuel consumption of their cars against American practice.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\5\ scan0161 | |
| Date | 13th March 1940 | |
| To Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. JnP. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/PD. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EMH. 1249 Mle Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/MH.{M. Huckerby}13.3.40. Herewith a report from Swindon comparing fuel consumption on our cars with those given by Olley recently as being representative of present American practice. These are most interesting as they show which of our cars need work to bring them up to the accepted attainable standard. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||