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).
Technical assessment and comparison of a 1922 Renault model X1018.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\April1924-June1924\ Scan73 | |
| Date | 29th April 1924 | |
| R.R. 236A (100 T) (S.H. 159 11-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 ORIGINAL. TO EFC. } FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to CJ. " RG.{Mr Rowledge} " DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} RENAULT. X1018 X1402 This car has cut in and out on vibrator in a very crude form which seems to work (S.E.V.) The Renault engine has a very long stroke,(160 mm.) it is a 4 point job in the frame, but the brackets are like cantilevers from the frame, and small attachments close to crankchamber. They heat their throttle with the pipe going to the engine from the bottom of the radiator by natural circulation - our 40/50 induction pipe - so they are worse than our pre-war cars. (This Renault is a 1922 model.) We had thermostat and forced hot water circulation to ensure throttle heat; now we have forced exhaust heat. Dod (Derby young fellow) thinks their construction flimsy in places, or clumsy in others. The chassis is very high and very heavy on stiff road springs. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Handwritten note: R from P Dodd 29.4.24 | ||