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Specification sheet detailing the weight distribution and kerb weight for a Long Wheel Base car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 26\1\  Scan007
Date  1st August 1967 guessed
  
SY Long Wheel Base Car Weight.

SRX.2627 L.H. Drive.

Specification.

No Refrigeration.
Division fitted.
3 galls petrol.

Front.

LH {Mr Haworth} 1275 )
RH {R. Hollingworth} 1264 ) 2539

Rear.

LH {Mr Haworth} 1097 }
RH {R. Hollingworth} 985 } 2082

4621 lbs.

= 41 cwt. 1 qts. 1 lbs.

Adding 157 lbs. to the rear for missing petrol
the estimated Kerb Weight is 4778 lbs.

= 42 cwts. 2 qts. 18 lbs.
  
  
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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