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).
Vehicle test drive, detailing a mechanical failure and subsequent testing of other vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\1\ scan0186 | |
| Date | 27th September 1934 guessed | |
| 2. HOTEL SYLVA PERGOLÈSE Av. de la {L. A. Archer} Grande-Armée – 3, RUE PERGOLÈSE – Près du Bois de Boulogne — PARIS (xviᵉ) — Téléphone : PASSY 38-12 —— – 25-54 Registre du Commerce Seine N° 483.913 river. On the whole the steering wheel was quite steady. there were however 3 fairly violent reactions. But the joke was, that before we reached the end of the pavé, there was an almighty crack and nuts, bolts, washers and brackets sprayed out from behind. The car then sunk at the N.S. rear and crashed on the buffers frequently. The test was thus curtailed. later I tried a 12 cylinder Hispano, except for the engine its does explain how some people prefer our cars. The afternoon was very interesting. Sheeten and I tried a new suspension system which is being developed by Weymann (Weymann bodies) | ||