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).
On hotel letterhead from Turin regarding a car's performance, noting radiator overheating and a high-speed wobble after a drive from Nice.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\5\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 11th April 1930 guessed | |
| Grd. Hôtel Suisse Terminus TURIN vis-à-vis de la{L. A. Archer} gare Tel 2-278 - 43-354 - C.C.I. Torino N. 60351 X8992. Saturday Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Sim H/S, We came from Nice here today. not many miles. but a long way by road. We had our radiator 87° at Nice but the flow was 100% but all the way today we have been over 90° or boiling We wedged the shutters full open We had a front tyre puncture at Nice the spare is evidently lower pressure the car is most unpleasant. at high speeds very nearly finishes in a high speed wobble. | ||