Comparing specifications of various Chrysler cars against a 20 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan264 | |
| Date | 6th October 1926 | |
| To CWB. from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/LG6.10.26. X5770 CHRYSLER CARS. X5770 X.4012 With reference to your CWB18/GM24.9.26. Herewith comparisons of Chrysler cars as requested. It will be noted that their body work must be phenomenally light to be able to turn out a closed car of 23 HP. weighing only 25 cwts. We give also figures for the 20 HP. for the purpose of comparison :- 21 - 58 HP. 23 - 75 HP. 29 - 95 HP. 4 cyl. Bore & stroke - 3 1/8 X 4 1/2 79.4 X 120.7 89 X 127 Weight, closed Open car. 25 cwts. 38 cwts. car empty. - 23 cwts. Displacement - 2972 3586 4740 c.c. Displ/ton mile - 8200 8260 7290 The displacement per ton mile of a 20 HP. closed car, average wt. without passengers being 32 cwts. is 5710 litres/ton/mile. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).