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).
Query about the disadvantages of the Packard straight-eight engine compared to a 6-cylinder model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 9th September 1926 | |
| X435 Expl: Dept: Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. 9th. Sept. 1926. OY. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Could you please let us know what disadvantages have been found with the Packard straight-eight engine. Fundamentally, it would appear to have definite disadvantages over the 6-cyl. engine especially as regards torque re-action and torsional vibrations. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||