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Weight specification and calculation for a Standard SY Car, R.H. Drive.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 26\1\  Scan004
Date  7th September 1967 guessed
  
Standard SY Car Weight.

SRH.2637. R.H. Drive.

Specification.

No refrigeration.
No Jack.
1 gall petrol.
Wing mirrors fitted.
Seat belts fitted.

Front.

LH {Mr Haworth} 1267 } 2496
RH {R. Hollingworth} 1229 }

} 4481 lbs.

Rear.

LH {Mr Haworth} 1003 } 1985
RH {R. Hollingworth} 982 }

= 40 cwt. 0 qts. 1 lbs.

Adding 190 lbs. to the rear for the missing petrol and Jack, the estimated Kerb Weight is 4671 lbs.

= 41 cwt. 2 qts. 23 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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