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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).
Comparison of Face Area, Volume, and Temperature data for various car models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 24\5\  Scan314
Date  1st September 1930 guessed
  
TABLE 1:
CAR. | Face Area per 1000 litre disp. per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 83.0 sq.ins.
CHRYSLER 75. | 82.7 sq.ins.
HISPANO | 77.2 sq.ins.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 71.2 sq.ins.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 65.2 sq.ins. ?
MARMON | 63.0
PIERCE ARROW. | 54.4

TABLE 2:
CAR. | Volume per 1000 litre disp per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 308.
HISPANO | 308.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 285.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 220.
CHRYSLER 75. | 207.
MARMON | 173. ?
PIERCE ARROW | 129.2

TABLE 3:
CAR. | Temp. at 60 M.P.H. on Track.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. Vent. Bonnet. | 71°C.
CHRYSLER | 73°C.
HISPANO. | 74°C.
GRAHAM PAIGE. | 77°C.
PIERCE ARROW. | 82°C.
MARMON | 88°C. Engine tightening up.
25 HP. ROLLS-ROYCE. | Not yet recorded.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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