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Comparison table of specifications for various motor cars from 1937-1938.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 136\2\  scan0217
Date  8th March 1940 guessed
  
Cont'd. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
Sheet 3.

CAR. | LITRES. | WEIGHT. | REAR AXLE. | SPEEDS. | RATIOS. | GRADIENTS. | TYRE SIZE.
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Morris | 1.550 | 22.5 unladen. | 5.25 | 5.25 | .675 | 1 in 12.5 | 5.5 x 16.
Twelve-four | | | | 7.76 | .435 | 1 in 8.6 |
Series III | | | | 12.03 | .252 | 1 in 5.5 |
Aug. 1937. | | | | 20.85 | | 1 in 3.3 |
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Flying Standard. Twelve. | 1.609 | 20.75 cwt. unladen. | 4.86 | 4.86 | .69 | 1 in 11.2 | 5.25 x 16.
July 1937 | | | | 7.06 | .412 | 1 in 8.0 |
Drop Head Coupe. | | | | 11.8 | .254 | 1 in 5.0 |
July 1937. | | | | 19.18 | | 1 in 3.0 |
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Mercedes Benz | 1.697 | 23 cwts. unladen. | 4.1 | 4.1 | .705 | 1 in 15 | 5.25 x 16.
| | | | 5.81 | .406 | 1 in 10. |
| | | | 10.1 | .237 | 1 in 5.8 |
| | | | 17.3 | | 1 in 3.3 |
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Austin Saloon | 1.711 | 24 cwt. unladen. | 5.375 | 5.375 | .636 | 1 in 11.5 | 5.75 x 16.
"Good Wood". | | | | 8.44 | .405 | 1 in 8 |
15.9 H.P. | | | | 13.28 | .264 | 1 in 4.5 |
Jan. 1938. | | | | 20.37 | | 1 in 3. |
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Triumph | 1.767 | 26.75 cwt. (unladen. | 5.0 | 5.0 | .726 | 1 in 11.8 | 5.50 x 17.
Dolomite | | | | 6.89 | .4625 | 1 in 7.6 |
Special saloon. | | | | 10.81 | .244 | 1 in 4.9 |
1.5 litres. | | | | 20.5 | | 1 in 2.5 |
March 1938. | | | | | | |
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Standard Saloon | 1.776 | 25.4 (unladen) | 5.25 | 5.25 | .69 | 1 in 10.4 | 5.75 x 16.
14 H.P. | | | | 7.62 | .412 | 1 in 7.2 |
Aug. 1937. | | | | 12.75 | .254 | 1 in 4.3 |
| | | | 20.72 | | 1 in 2.7 |
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Lanchester Saloon | 1.809 | 28 cwt. (unladen) | 5.0 | 5.0 | .736 | 1 in 15.0 | 5.75 x 16.
Roadster-de-luxe. | | | | 6.8 | .463 | 1 in 10.5 |
14 H.P. Sports. | | | | 10.8 | .307 | 1 in 6.5 |
May 1938. | | | | 16.6 | | 1 in 4.3 |
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Cont'd. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
  
  
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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