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's performance during a road trip from Bourges to Grenoble, detailing speed and steering issues.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\5\ Scan167 | |
Date | 24th June 1929 | |
HOTEL MAJESTIC GRENOBLE Telephone: 3-90 Télégrammes: MAJESCOTEL-GRENOBLE Même Direction AUTUN Hotel St Louis et de la{L. A. Archer} Poste BOURG-EN-BRESSE Hotel de France SAULIEU Hotel de la{L. A. Archer} Poste A.{Mr Adams} BONNEAU, Directeur Général Même Administration NICE Hotel Ruhl et des Anglais Hotel Plaza & France Hotel Royal Savoy Palace PARIS Hotel de Paris Restaurant Viel La{L. A. Archer} Pomme d'Api (A.{Mr Adams} de Beauvais) CANNES Hotel Majestic X766 To. Mr Hives, Expt Dept. Dear Sir, Further to my report of yesterday, we ran today from Bourges to Grenoble. The car ran very well, although we had no opportunity of running at 75 MPH for any great distance on account of the roads, - and no petrol starving occurred during the whole journey. I drove the car for a considerable distance, and still maintain, that the steering is decidedly worse for joggles, but P.N. | ||