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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 and specification comparison between a Lincoln V-12 and a Phantom III V-12 (31-EX).

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 126\3\  scan0032
Date  3rd January 1936
  
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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}15/KN.{D. G. McKechnie - Sales}3.1.36.

Comparison with Ph.III - 31-EX.

Complete car weight, full of petrol, spares, tools etc.

Lincoln V-12        Ph.III V-12
T. c. qrs. lbs.        T. c. qrs. lbs.
Front    1 7 0 14        1 3 0 7
Rear    1 8 0 21        1 6 0 21
Total    2 15 1 7        2 9 1 14

Ticknall Hill.

Lincoln.            Ph.III - 31-EX.
54.8 secs.            48.2 secs.

Accelerations - Top Gear.

10 - 30    8.1 secs.        6.16 secs.
10 - 40    12.55 "            8.96 "
10 - 50    17.85 "            12.43 "
10 - 60    24.25 "            17.96 "
10 - 70    32.3 "            23.66 "

Gear Ratios.

Top    4.58 : 1        Top    4.25 : 1
2nd    8.15 : 1        3rd    5.59 : 1
1st    15.35 : 1        2nd    8.45 : 1
Rev.    15.71 : 1        1st    12.74 : 1
                Rev.    12.92 : 1

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd.
  
  


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