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).
Secret memo providing a summary of road, engine bench, and chassis bumping tests for cars fitted with EAC engines.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 69\3\ scan0185 | |
Date | 21th April 1925 | |
X8770 To CJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG21.4.25. S E C R E T. Attached herewith are particulars of road tests on cars wx fitted with EAC. engines. The total mileage is 49,705. We have also run EAC. engines on the test bench for 1260 hours. EAC. chassis have been run on the bumping tests for 220 hrs. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||