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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 drive report for the 2-B-50 model noting high-speed performance and successful bug fixes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\2\  scan0220
Date  11th August 1941
  
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

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By.1/EIM.11.8.41.

re 2 - B - 50.

I enjoyed driving 2 - B - 50 very much the other weekend and it is of interest that I succeeded in pushing the speedometer needle off the dial at one point. If the speedometer is 5% fast it still represents a good performance and I should like your comments on the matter.

This speed was obtained across the last dip on the Ashbourne Road before the Ashbourne Road Island.

Incidentally, you seem to have removed the majority of the bugs which I mentioned were in it when I last drove it. Its fuel consumption also seems to be excellent considering the size of the body.

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