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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).
Comparative table of frame stiffness measurements for various car models and frame types.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 113\5\  scan0056
Date  7th March 1938
  
1010
also
200B

FRAME STIFFNESSES.

Torque required to twist lft. length of frame through 1°.

,lbs.ft between wheel planes.,lbs.ft. dash to rear axle.,lbs.ft. dash to front wheels.
P.III.,25,000,20,650,21,600
Wraith.,13,500,18,600,7,500
Packard.,15,150,30,100,6,450
Olds.,15,000,21,000,7,420
B.III. first type .128" thick.,18,100,24,900,10,400
B.III. first type .104" thick.,14,700,20,250,8,480
B.III. 2nd. type all welded.,15,200,16,200,13,000
B.III. 3rd. type rivetted.,12,300,15,750,7,775
  
  


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