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).
Comparing the performance of a supercharged Alfa Romeo to a 3.5-litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\4\ 04-page337 | |
| Date | 19th June 1933 | |
| XU1234 To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Alfa Romeo. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E19.6.33 Copy to W.E.S. E.W.Hives. I have read Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/MJ.16.6.33 with very great interest. I was under the impression that the 8 Cylinder 2-litre super-charged Alfa Romeo gave a very much better performance than is indicated by your memo, and of course this is very satis-factory from our point of view, especially if, as you say, you think that we should have very little difficulty in demonstrating that the 3½-litre Bentley is actually faster than the Alfa Romeo except for maximum performance, as I think it is the general all-round performance that most people are more interested in than the absolute maximum speed. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||