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).
Road test report investigating scuttle shake on a coupe, with vibration readings at various speeds.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0029 | |
Date | 6th May 1940 guessed | |
I ROAD TEST. ASHBOURNE - DERBY - ROAD. CHASSIS. 10 - B - 5 COUPE. BODY BY PARK WARD. CONDITION OF CAR. STANDARD IN EVERY WAY AS RECEIVED TO INVESTIGATE SCUTTLE SHAKE. 1. 30 M.P.H. 2. 40 M.P.H. DITTO 3. 50 M.P.H. DITTO 4. 60 M.P.H. DITTO 5. 70 M.P.H. DITTO 6. 80 M.P.H. DITTO | ||