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).
Reuters special press release from Paris quoting Mr. Sleator on a car's performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\3\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 14th February 1939 | |
| REUTERS. PARIS 5-48 PM REUTERS SPECIAL 7 MOTORING 3. COMMENTING ON THE DAY'S PERFORMANCE, SLEATOR SAID TO REUTER. "WE CAN CLAIM THAT NO TOURING CAR HAS EVER REACHED SUCH A SPEED BEFORE. WE ARE NOT, HOWEVER, OUT FOR RECORDS. "OUR NEXT TASK WILL BE TO PREPARE THE CAR IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AVERAGES FROM ONE HOUR UPWARDS". REUTERS SPECIAL WM/VEM/HT 14,2,39. | ||