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).
The adjustment of a car's speedometer to read intentionally fast, without affecting the odometer.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\4\ scan0189 | |
Date | 16th March 1940 | |
800a. To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}16.3.40. 4.B.50. We should like you to adjust the speed recording mechanism of the speedometer on this car so that it represents the normal standard that we sell to the public, which is between 3 and 6% fast. We believe this can be done without altering the odemeter. 11.B.V. seems to us to be about the right amount fast. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||