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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).
Comparative data sheet of various cars on face area, volume, and temperature metrics.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page128
Date  1st September 1931 guessed
  
Table 1:
CAR. | Face Area per 1000 litre disp. per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 83.0 sq.ins.
CHRYSLER 75. | 62.7 sq.ins.
HISPANO | 77.2 sq.ins.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 71.2 sq.ins.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 65.2 sq.ins.
MARMON | 63.0
PIERCE ARROW. | 54.4

Table 2:
CAR. | Volume per 1000 litre disp. per mile.
ROLLS-ROYCE 25 HP. | 308.
HISPANO | 308.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. | 285.
GRAHAM PAIGE | 221.
CHRYSLER 75. | 207.
MARMON | 173.
PIERCE ARROW | 129.2

Table 3:
CAR. | Temp. at 60 M.P.H. on Track.
ROLLS-ROYCE 40/50. Vent. Bonnet. | 71°C.
CHRYSLER | 73°C.
HISPANO. | 74°C.
GRAHAM PAIGE. | 77°C.
PIERCE ARROW. | 82°C.
MARMON | 85°C. Engine tightening up.
25 H.P. ROLLS-ROYCE. | Not yet recorded.

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