Weight analysis and comparison for a Park Ward Streamline Bentley and a Park Ward Standard Saloon.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0320 | |
| Date | 27th October 1934 guessed | |
| PARK WARD STREAMLINE(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E) BENTLEY - B.82 BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Front Axle..................14 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lbs. Rear Axle...................20 " 0 " 0 " With six gallons of petrol. With full tank of 18 gallons. Front Axle..................14 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lbs. Rear Axle...................20 " 3 " 14 " Complete Car................35 " 1 " 0 " Chassis 23 - 1 - 0 Access. 3 -17 ---------- 24 - 0 -17 Body with trunks' ........11 cwt. 0 qrs. 11 lbs. PARK WARD STD. SALOON - 3.50.BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Front Axle..................14 cwt. 0 qrs. 7 lbs. Rear Axle...................17 " 1 " 21 " 6 galls. of Petrol. With full tank. Front Axle..................14 cwt. 0 qrs. 7 lbs. Rear Axle...................18 " 0 " 27 " Total Car...................32 " 1 " 6 " Comments. The streamline(Experimental Streamline Bentley B.23.A.E) car is 3 cwts. heavier than the Std. Saloon, and the body is 3 cwt. over guarantee weight. | ||
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).