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).
Tests conducted at Brooklands on a 98-NK Barker Open Touring 'V' Series car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan124 | |
| Date | 1st July 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50m) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. Expl. No. x788 REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/LGS. 7. 25. x766 x788 98-NK - BARKER OPEN TOURING 'V' SERIES. TESTS ON BROOKLANDS. Total weight of car complete with passengers, petrol etc. 2.513 tons. Conditions of car for each test specified for each test. Tyre pressures 45 lbs/sq.in. front. 50 lbs/sq.in. rear. Two spare wheels carried. Fuel used - Shell No.1. Atmospheric conditions for test - Fine - dry - light winds. MADE AT CHIRK contd :- | ||