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).
Comparison table of petrol tank weights for various car models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\3\ scan0116 | |
| Date | 1st February 1940 | |
| PETROL TANK WEIGHT COMPARISONS FEB 1940 | CAR | CAPACITY | SHEET METAL WT | GAUGE | TANK WT EXP-DEPT | COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM | WT/GALL SHEET METAL | WT/GALL TANK WT | CONSTRN | REMARKS | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | B I | 16 | 12.8 | .022 | 23.8? | 37.1 | .795 | 1.487 | ROLLED | COOKLEY 'K' PLATE - SOLDERED | | BII 4¼ | 18 | | | 37.4 | 45.8 | | 2.08 | ROLLED | | | W80 | 22 | 26.8 | .037 | | | 1.22 | | ROLLED | TERNE PLATE - WELDED | | W80 | 22 | 15.95 | .022 | | | .725 | | ROLLED | COOKLEY K PLATE - SOLDERED | | CRESTA | 18 | 23.15 | .037 | | | 1.285 | | ROLLED | TERNE PLATE - WELDED | | CRESTA | 18 | 13.8 | .022 | | | .772 | | ROLLED | COOKLEY K PLATE - SOLDERED | | FCD7116I | 16 | 20.88 | .037 | | | 1.307 | | ROLLED | TERNE PLATE - WELDED | | HUMBER S. | 13 | | | 20.2 | 25.06 | | 1.555 | ROLLED | | | STUDEBAKER | 12 | | .038 | 20.5 | | | 1.71 | PRESSED IN HALVES | | | OLDSMOBILE | 15 | | | 13.95 | 20.39 | | .93 | PRESSED IN HALVES | | | VAUXHALL 25 | 14 | | | 23.0 | 28.56 | | 1.645 | ROLLED | | | 3½L S.S. | 14 | | | 31.6 | 40.4 | | 2.26 | FABRICATED | | | CORNICHE | 18 | 22.35 | .022 (OBC CASE ENDS & BARRELS) | 32 | | 1.42 | 1.778 | ROLLED | | | CORNICHE | 18 | 15.15 | .022 | | | .841 | | ROLLED | | Handwritten notes: FCD565 FCD711 PO451 PO359 FCD797 FCD555 377 / 21-1 | ||