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).
Test report for the 11-EX New Phantom with a Weymann body, detailing performance and issues.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\3\ scan0091 | |
Date | 30th January 1926 | |
COPY. 48900 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} TEST REPORT - 11-EX - NEW PHANTOMCodename for PHANTOM I. WEYMANN BODY. Consec. Day.: 37 Agg. Mileage.: 6632 Total Running Hours.: 230 10/60 Average Speed. (Days): 23.0 Date.: 30.1.26. MILEAGE. Start.: 5490 Finish.: 5610 Days.: 120 PETROL. Start.: 11 Added: 17 Finish.: 13½ Used.: 14½ Oil Added.: ✓ Oil M.P.G.: 330- Petrol M.P.G.: 8.3 Running Hours.: 5¼ Route, condition, etc; involuntary stops; adjustments; work done; remarks on running etc. Paris, Rambouillet, Arpajon, St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Denis, Chantilly. Roads indifferent and good. Dry. Clutch stop completely reset. Now O.K. Some chunking in drive. Engine pinking badly. Shock-absorber settings altered. Results not so good. Drivers: CWB. and Garner. | ||