General data and specifications for a 2½ litre S.S. Jaguar.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\5\ scan0003 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1936 | |
| x 110C To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wym. {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 8/kW.3.7.36. General Data of 2½ litre S.S. Jaguar. Number of cylinders - 6. Bore of cylinders - 73 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m. Stroke of crank - 106 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m. Cubic Capacity - 2663.7 Compression Ratio - 7.0. Firing Order - 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4. (No. 1 cylinder at back of engine - next to dashboard). Brake Horse Power at 1000 R.P.M. = 25 2000 " 54 3000 " 78 4000 " 96 Peak - 4600 " 102 Oil Capacity. Engine 20 pints. Gearbox 2 " Rear Axle 3½ " Water Capacity of Radiator & Engine - 32 pints. Petrol Capacity - 14 gallons. Overall Dimensions. Length 14' 10" Width 5' 7" Height 5' 1" Wheelbase 9' 11" Track 4' 6" Turning Circ. 38' 0" Tyre Size 5.50 x 18. Tyre Pressures - Front 28 lbs/sq.in. Rear 28 lbs/sq.in. | ||
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).