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Comparison table of car weights and required engine sizes to achieve a consistent power-to-weight ratio.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 126\3\  scan0002
Date  6th October 1932 guessed
  
CAR. | Wt. OF CAR EMPTY. | REQUIRED ENGINE SIZE TO GIVE SAME WT RATIO. POWER | LITRES OF ENGINE/TON OF LOAD.
New Ford. | 25 cwts. | 3620 cc. | 2.9
25HP R.R. | 35 cwts. | 5060 cc. | 2.9
P.II | 50 cwts. | 7250 cc. | 2.9
  
  
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).


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