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 performance and characteristics of an Alvis car, comparing it to a proposed Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page036 | |
| Date | 19th May 1932 guessed | |
| -3- system, but the pressure was not too great for the type of car. The shoes have a servo action. There is a ready adjustment close at hand on the floor of the front seat. This car, having a low centre of gravity, was extremely easy to control in a skid. Due to the light weight on the rear wheels, and the acceleration possible by the use of gears, the writer skidded several times when cornering in London traffic due to wheel spin. This car is of interest in that it is now practically identical in size with that of our Bentley. The engine is slightly larger (200 cc.) tax £2 more. There is no supercharger. The wheelbase and track were within practical limits the same. The frame height from the ground is the same. We suggest that Derby should try one of these cars if they have not already done so, and put it through their normal tests. It will be understood that the writer could not obtain all the information desirable as he had to appear as a prospective customer of P. W. who had borrowed the car from the Alvis people to try. We have also obtained a coachbuilder's print of the chassis, and are going to make a careful comparison between this car and the proposed Bentley. This Alvis is the best car of its type we have tried. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||