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 tests on the Ashbourne-Derby road under various vehicle setup conditions at 60 M.P.H.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 6th May 1940 guessed | |
| 5 ROAD TEST. ASHBOURNE - DERBY - ROAD. 10-B-5 18. 60 M.P.H. CONDITION OF TEST. STRENGTHENED SCUTTLE, AS TESTED ON BUMPER WITH THE FOLLOWING FITTED:- STAYS FROM DASHBOARD TO FRAME. SHOULDER STAYS IN TOP OF SCUTTLE. DASHBOARD HELD WITH ONE SILENT BLOCK MOUNTING FACING FORWARD. ROLL - BAR - OFF. WINDSCREEN FIXED. 19. 60 M.P.H. AS 18 ABOVE, LESS - STAYS FROM DASHBOARD TO FRAME. STABILISER FITTED TO IMPROVE HEAD LAMP VIBRATION. 20. 60 M.P.H. As 18, LESS - STAYS FROM DASHBOARD TO FRAME. SHOULDER STAYS FROM TOP OF SCUTTLE. STABILISER STILL FITTED. 21. 60 M.P.H. As 18, LESS - STAYS FROM DASHBOARD TO FRAME. SHOULDER STAYS FROM TOP OF SCUTTLE. WINDSCREEN UNLOCKED. STABILISER STILL FITTED. | ||