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 a Humber Snipe Fabric Saloon comparing its performance against a 20/25 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M19\ img086 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1931 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Ltd. c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ey. HUMBER SNIPE. We have carried out a short road test on a Humber Snipe Fabric saloon. The car had 6,030 miles to its credit, if the speedometer was a correct indication of its mileage. The car complete, filled up with petrol weighed 30 cwt 3 qrs. The performance compared with an average 20/25 HP. Rolls-Royce is as follows :- Stanton Hill. Start: Humber 10 m.p.h. R.R. 10 m.p.h. Finish: Humber 20 m.p.h. R.R. 29 m.p.h. Time: Humber 30 secs. R.R. 25 secs. Ticknall Hill. Start: Humber 10 m.p.h. R.R. 10 m.p.h. Finish: Humber 34 m.p.h. R.R. 48 m.p.h. Time: Humber 67.4 secs. R.R. 68 secs. Pistern Hill. Start: Humber 10 m.p.h. R.R. 10 m.p.h. Finish: Humber 17 m.p.h. R.R. 20 m.p.h. Time: Humber 75 secs. R.R. 68 secs. Acceleration. Top Gear. 10-30 m.p.h. Humber 10.6 secs. R.R. 9 secs. 10-60 m.p.h. Humber 28 secs. R.R. 36 secs. 3rd. Gear. 10-30 m.p.h. Humber 6.6 secs. R.R. 7.5 secs. 10-50 m.p.h. Humber 16.4 secs. The maximum speed on top gear on the Humber appeared to be 70 m.p.h. and on 3rd. gear 56 m.p.h. | ||