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, speedometer, and weight data for an 8 Litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\5\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 4th January 1932 | |
| 4. 1. 32. 8 LITRE BENTLEY. Speedometer :- (2½% Fast) 30 M.P.H. Speedometer Reading = 29.3 M.P.H. 40 M.P.H. " " " = 39 M.P.H. 50 M.P.H. " " " = 48.75 M.P.H. Performance Stanton Hill - 22.8 secs Ticknall Hill - 52.8 secs (73 M.P.H.) Pistern Hill - 52.6 secs. Weight of Car. Full of petrol etc. & complete. Front. 23 cwt. 0 qrs. 0 lbs. Rear. 29 cwt. 1 qrs. 0 lbs. Total. 52 cwt. 1 qr. 0 lbs. | ||