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).
Status of test cars and chassis, including those used for investigation and those recently disposed of.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 123\4\ scan0364 | |
| Date | 6th January 1938 | |
| -3- OTHER CARS. Packard 8 cyl. Aero transport car, running on Bentley III rubber suspension bushes, used for suspension investigation. Oldsmobile 6 cyl. Engine and suspension investigation. CHASSIS UNLICENSED USED AS TEST RIGS. Peregrine chassis S.P.2. Braking friction tests. 30-EX Gear box and axle tests. 5.B.4 B.III axle tests, cold chamber investigation and comparison engine tests. CARS DISPOSED OF SINCE LAST REPORT OF SEPT. 30th. 33-EX 36-EX 37-EX 22-O-5 1-B-4 Vauxhall. Body removed and sent to coachbuilders. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||