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).
From road tests comparing a Bentley against Cadillac, and Packard vehicles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img094 | |
| Date | 15th February 1934 guessed | |
| their expanding carbs where the distribution is good. Will bring thermostat samples back with me. Road Tests Had the Bentley out with Cadillac 16, 12, 8 and Packard on Tuesday. Got on a splendid piece of road for testing full of undulations. Cadillacs behaved wonderfully well & could be steered without difficulty. The Packard was very frightening, lacking any sense of direction above 70 M.P.H. The Bentley with the reduced front shock dumper load was thrown all over the place and did not steer particularly well. Its worst feature was the weaving by the front of the frame and consequent knocks therefrom (presumably rad as we have given the bonnet ample clearance). The Cadillac 16 power unit is so much better than the 12 that I wired you re bringing it back. We might as well have a good standard to aim at with our twelve. In spite of its great weight its performance is very good; it has a harder mount than the 12 but is smoother, its intake and exhaust | ||