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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).
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.
  
  


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