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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).
Performance work on chassis 34-GN for Mr. Fairey, referencing its previous speed at Brooklands.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\5\  Scan016
Date  23th August 1934
  
S/1.
To Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} from Lp.{Mr Lappin}
Copy to W.R.
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

X770

Lp.{Mr Lappin}4/H.23.8.34.

Chassis No. 34-GN - Mr. Fairey.
Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister}3/M.22.8.34.

Thank you for the above and your assumption in regard to the springing is probably correct. We presume that you will, in any case, do all you consider necessary to the car including decarbonising.

I think the important point is that the performance should be as high as possible. This car, if I remember correctly, used to lap Brooklands at about 86 m.p.h.

Lp.{Mr Lappin}
  
  


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