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).
Log of fuel gauge readings against mileage and fuel in tank during a road test from Acton to Bournemouth.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 44\3\ Scan082 | |
| Date | 23th November 1928 | |
| Dry roads; head gale; Acton to Bournemouth. 23/11/28. Cranked unit; 1" T6 hole in bell plate. Approx. in tank. Mileage. Gauge. 8 468 8 468 0 478 1.75 6.9 488 (20) 5.25 498 5.5 5.8 508 (40) 5.25 518 4.75 4.7 528 (60) 4.25 538 3.75 3.6 548 (80) 3.25 558 3.00 3.0 560 (92) 3.00 Emptied tank 3.25 Re-filled tank - gauge showed 3.25 | ||