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).
Top speed capabilities of the latest car model with a higher radiator and 4-speed gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\8\ 08-page10 | |
| Date | 28th May 1913 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 Four Lines. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. [Distribution List] Names and Indicating Intls. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Ba Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Caa Miss CASWELL C Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Co Mr. COWEN D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Ro{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sa Mr. SANDERSON Lhs{Lord Herbert Scott} JRD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wdr Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [Typed Memo] Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 22/5/13 In order to reply to some prospective customers, we wish to know whether our latest type of cars with the higher Radiator, 4 speed Gear Box etc. have a speed of 130 - 35 kilometres an hour. Will you kindly let us know whether this is so. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten Response] Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 28/5/13 We have not made test with the latest type cars. The 4 speed gear box will not make any difference to the maximum speed of car. We could get promise that a standard car with touring body would do 130 Kilometres per hour. The original L to R car fitted with L to R body did 125 Kilometres per hour on Brooklands in its official test and I think this is as good as we can do unless we alter the car from standard. Even so it would be a matter for special tests before we could definitely say whether the required speed could be obtained. *81-25 mph [Footer] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||