Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Measurement data for bonnet movement under chassis torsion for various car models.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 104\3\  scan0162
Date  21th June 1932 guessed
  
BONNET MOVEMENT.

Measurements taken in .001" of an inch.

Nearside Front & Offside Rear Wheel raised 3" from the ground.

P.2.
Diamond Engine Mounting.
Dash
Bonnet
-38
+55
+39
-24
Radiator
-46
+42
-75
+76
Average Movement .050"

25 H.P.
Diamond Engine Mounting.
-40
+34
+18
+18
-43
+44
-37
+55
Average Movement .036"

J.III.
-21
+12
+3
-2
-13
+14
-20
+35
Average Movement .015"
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙