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).
Road test report on hotel letterhead detailing a journey from Grenoble to Auxerre and the car's performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\3\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1929 | |
| HOTEL STE-MARIE 50, RUE DU FOUR PARIS VIe DERNIER CONFORT SALLE DE BAINS CHAMBRES POUR VOYAGEURS LOCATION AU MOIS TÉLÉPH. : LITTRÉ 91-64 R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. SEINE 237.049 - 237.050 Wednesday. 3-7-29. To. Mr Hives Expt Dept. Dear Sir, We left Grenoble on Tuesday morning and arrived at Auxerre on Tuesday evening - a run of 229 miles per speedometer. After doing 40 miles, the air line pipe to the petrol gauge on the instrument board, broke off close to the nipple, and so I have not been able to check our petrol consumption on this run. We ran at high speeds ie 70-79 MPH for most part of the run, and the car went very well. We did not experience any trouble through petrol starvation, and although it was a very hot day, our water temperature remained between 80-85°C, maximum temperature reached being 90°C. | ||