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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).
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.
  
  


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