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Comparison of chassis and body weights for Phantom II & Phantom III cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 18\1\  Scan081
Date  3rd May 1936 guessed
  
COMPARISON OF CHASSIS WEIGHTS AND BODY WEIGHTS OF PHANTOM II & PHANTOM III CARS.

CHASSIS NO. | COACHBUILDER AND TYPE OF BODY. | CHASSIS WEIGHT CWT.LBS. | WEIGHT OF BODY AND STANDARD ACCESSORIES. CWT. LBS. | AVERAGE OF LAST (COLUMN 4) CWT. LBS. | WEIGHT OF EXTRA ACCESSORIES. CWT. LBS. | WEIGHT OF BODY AND COMPLETE CAR. CWT. LBS. | AVERAGE OF LAST COLUMN BUT WITH 1 SP. {Mr Spinney} WHEEL ONLY. CWT. LBS. | WEIGHT OF BODY & COMPLETE CAR. CWT. LBS.

3-AZ-26 | Thrupp & Maberly - saloon (4) - Sunshine roof - 1 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheel. | 37 20 | 14 55 | - | 110 15 | 52 73
3-AZ-38 | Barker - Sports enc.Limousine (4) - S/S roof - 1 Sp {Mr Spinney} wheel (Front) | 37 20 | 14 51 | - | 79 15 | 52 38
3-AZ-40 | Windovers - Sedanca De Ville (5) - 1 SP. {Mr Spinney} wheel. | 37 20 | 15 20 | 15 30 | 82 15 | 53 10
3-AZ-43 | Barker - Sports enc.Limousine (4) - S/S roof - 1 Sp {Mr Spinney} Wheel | 37 20 | 16 2 | - | 1 13 | 54 35
3-AZ-47 | Hooper - enc. limousine (6) | 37 20 | 16 92 | - | 43 17 | 53 101
37-EX | Park-Ward - Sedanca De Ville | 37 20 | 14 71 | - | 91 15 | 52 70
68-UK | Hooper - enc. Limousine (6); 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels. | 38 77 | 14 108 | } | 1 14 16 | 54 87 | 52 19 (1 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheel Only.)
72-UK | Hooper - enc. Landaulette (6); 1 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheel. | 37 86 | 14 68 | } | 66 15 | 52 108
74-UK | Hooper - Sedanca De Ville (6); 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels. | 38 77 | 14 24 | } | 1 14 15 | 54 3
78-UK | Hooper - Limousine De Ville (6); 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels. | 38 77 | 15 33 | 13 90 | 103 16 | 54 101 | 71 13 | 29 | 51 3
80-UK | Windover - Drop Head Coupe - No Division (4) 1 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheel. | 37 86 | 12 70 | } | - | 75 12 | 87 | 51 52
82-UK | Lancefield - enc. Limousine (6) - 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels. | 38 77 | 12 12 | } | 50 14 | 87 | 51 66
2-UK | Thrupp - enc. Limousine (6) 2 sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels | 38 77 | 14 51 | } | 1 14 | 101 | 53 38
4-UK | Thrupp - Limousine De Ville (6) - 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} wheels. | 38 77 | 14 59 | } | - | 73 | 54
6-UK | Park Ward - enc. Limousine Division (5) 2 Sp. {Mr Spinney} Wheels. | 38 77 | 11 53 | } | 62 12 | 3 50 | 80

Note.
(a) Chassis Weight includes petrol, oil, water, battery, all wheels and tyres including spares.
(b) Weight of 1 spare wheel, tyre and carrier is taken as follows :-
Phantom II - 103 lbs.
Phantom III - 97 lbs.
(c) Standard body accessories, are lamps, horns, speedometer and clock.
  
  
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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