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 comparison of a Stutz versus a Phantom, including an acceleration graph and hill climb test results.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\2December1927-February1928\ Scan119 | |
| Date | 1st January 1928 | |
| contd :- representing a total weight with passengers of 2.97 tons as against 2.4 tons for the Stutz. The Phantom figures are those necessary for passing the pro- duction quality test. -6- Graph: ACCELERATIONS. STUTZ & PHANTOM A= PHANTOM TOP GEAR. B= " " 3RD " C= " " 2ND " D= STUTZ TOP GEAR. E= " " 2ND " Y-Axis: ACCELERATION FT/SEC² X-Axis: ROAD SPEED M.P.H. 1.1.28. H Table: STUTZ PHANTOM M.P.H. M.P.H. Stanton hill. Start 10 10 Finish 24 30 1st. Ticknall hill. Start 10 10 3rd. gate on left 42.5 40 Finish 53 50 2nd. Ticknall hill. Start 10 10 Gate on left 31.5 30 Finish 57 60 Time 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 1.4 s. 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 6 s. 3rd. Ticknall hill. Start 10 10 Finish 37 37 Time 37 s. 43 s. Pistern hill. Start 10 10 Speed at danger sign 28 30 Minimum speed 22 23 Finish in 1 m 11.8 s. 1 m 6 s. CONTD :- | ||