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).
Graph comparing car acceleration from 20 to 40 M.P.H. against fuel consumption in litres per ton per mile for various models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 128\3\ scan0058 | |
| Date | 10th July 1939 | |
| Title and Axes: { Y-Axis: ACCEL. 20 TO 40 M.P.H. FT/SEC², X-Axis: LITRES PER TON PER MILE }, Legend: { Solid Dot: 1.7 to 2 LITRES, Circle with Dot: 2 - 3 LITRES, Open Circle: 3 LITRES UPWARDS. }, Data Labels: [ 14/60 TRIUMPH 3, 14 JAGUAR 4, 16 TRIUMPH 15, 14 ALVIS 10, 2 1/2 DAIMLER 21, 16 SIDDELEY 16, 4 1/2 LAGONDA 6 54, 17.9 RENAULT, 27 HUMBER IMPERIAL 45, 3 1/2 HOTCHKISS 31, 16 RILEY 20, 32 NASH 47, 3 1/2 JAGUAR 33, 25 VAUXHALL 27, 3 TALBOT 29, 25 WOLSELEY 32, 4.3 ALVIS 50, 42 LAGONDA 12 52, 4 DARRACQ 23, 20 STANDARD 25, 22 HUDSON 30, 28 NASH 37, 4 1/4 BENTLEY II 48, 27 SUNBEAM T. 43, 31 BUICK SERIES 30 44, 27 HUMBER SUPER SNIPE 46, 31 LINCOLN ZEPHYR 49, 33 MERCURY. 38, 34 CHRYSLER IMPERIAL 55, 14 ROVER 11, 14 LANCHESTER 7, 16 ROVER, 14 HILLMAN 17, 14/60 WOLSLEY 13, 14 MORRIS 9, 14 SALMSON 8, 17 SIDDELEY 2, 19, 14 STANDARD 5, 26 DAIMLER 29, 14 VAUXHALL 6, 14 AUSTIN 1, 15 CITROEN 12, 16.9 HUDSON 24, 16 HUMBER 22, 16 B.M.W 14, 21 HUMBER 26, 4 DAIMLER 39, 30 CHEVROLET MASTER 34, 24 CHRYSLER 28, 37 LA{L. A. Archer} SALLE 35, 30 FORD 40, 28 CHRYSLER 36, 27 STUDEBAKER 42, 30 PACKARD, 32.5 PACKARD 53 ], Stamp: ROLLS-ROYCE, LTD PRINT ROOM AUG 18 1938 DERBY., Handwritten Notes: Rn{Mr Robinson}-596, R.M. 596, NRC{N. R. Chandler} 10-7-39 | ||