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).
Conditions and results of a bumper test rig experiment, page 4.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0032 | |
Date | 6th May 1940 guessed | |
BUMPER TEST RIG 4 CONDITION OF TEST 15. NEW SCHEME OF STRENGTHENED SCUTTLE STAYS FROM DASHBOARD TO FRAME REMOVED SHOULDER STAYS FROM TOP OF SCUTTLE REMOVED. DASHBOARD HELD WITH ONE SILENT BLOCK MOUNTING FACING FOREWARD ROLL-BAR - OFF 16. AS PREVIOUS TEST 15 WITH WINDSCREEN OPEN. 17. REPEAT OF TEST 15 WITH WINDSCREEN CLOSED. CAR REMOVED FROM THE BUMPER RIG AND PREPARED FOR THE ROAD. Nº 9 Nº 17 THIS IS A COMPARISON TO SHOW THE PROGRESS MADE FROM START TO FINISH ON THE BUMPER TEST RIG. | ||