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).
Performance comparison between a Stutz and a Phantom, including an acceleration graph and hill climb data.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\5\ Scan055 | |
Date | 24th March 1927 guessed | |
contd :- representing a total weight with passengers of 2.97 tons as against 2.4 tons for the Stutz. The Phantom figures are those necessary for passing the production quality test. -6- Graph Text: ACCELERATIONS. STUTZ & PHANTOM. A = PHANTOM TOP GEAR. B = " 3RD " C = " 2ND " D = STUTZ TOP GEAR. E = " 2ND " Y-Axis: ACCELERATION FT/SEC² X-Axis: ROAD SPEED M.P.H. Bottom left of graph: 11-28.H. Table Data: STUTZ M.P.H. | PHANTOM. M.P.H. Stanton hill. Start 10 | 10 Finish 24 | 30 1st. Ticknall hill. Start 10 | 10 3rd. gate on left 42.5 | 40 Finish 53 | 50 2nd. Ticknall hill. Start 10 | 10 Gate on left 31.5 | 30 Finish 57 | 60 Time 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 1.4 s. | 1 m.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 6 s. 3rd. Ticknall hill. Start 10 | 10 Finish 37 | 37 Time 37 s.| 43 s. Pistern hill. Start 10 | 10 Speed at danger sign 28 | 30 Minimum speed 22 | 23 Finish in 1 m 11.8 s. | 1 m 6 s. CONTD :- | ||