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).
Competitor vehicle assessment report for Morris and Sunbeam-Talbot models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\3\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 3rd April 1940 | |
| -4- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AA.{D. Abbot-Anderson}2/B.3.4.40. Morris Saloon (Ctd:- Body Rather rattly and looks cheap. Luggage space at the rear is fair and the "parcel room" is good. Acceleration figures. 10-30 m.p.h. in top - 10 secs. 0-50 " through the gears - 22.1/5 secs. SUNBEAM-TALBOT COUPE - Mileage 792. Engine Smooth at speed - poor at low speed. Very lumpy. A good tick over. Gear Box 4 speed, synchro-mesh throughout. Gears passable for noise. Rear Axle Fair Steering Good and light. Springing Riding rather hard. Brakes Bendix - good and very light operation. Handbrake on the right just in front of the front-door pillar - not very easy to reach. Body Luggage space rather poor and no "parcel room". Acceleration figures. 10-30 m.p.h. in top - 16.3/5 secs. 0-50 " through the gears - 23.1/5 " 1939 SUNBEAM-TALBOT SALOON - Mileage 15352. Engine Rather fussy at high speeds. Bad and very lumpy at low speeds and when ticking over. Gear Box 4 speeds, synchro-mesh throughout. Quiet on all gears. The effectiveness of the synchro-mesh appears to have gone off with use. To effect a silent change at any sort of reasonable speed, double clutching is essential. Rear Axle Quiet at all speeds. Steering Good and light. Springing Riding hard. Brakes Bendix - very poor, requiring a lot of pressure. Handbrake situated between the front seats. (Ctd:- | ||