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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 dimensional analysis of various saloon car bodies from the late 1930s and 1940.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\2\  scan0022
Date  8th February 1941 guessed
  
DIAGRAM LABELS:
A
B
C
D
E
F - CLUTCH TO FLOOR
G
H
J - NORMAL
K
L
M
N
O
P - SCREEN GLASS WIDTH
Q - BETWEEN PILLARS
R - BETWEEN QUARTERS
S
T - CUSHION WIDTH BETWEEN WHEELARCHES
FRONT SEAT WIDTH

TABLE DATA:

HEADER:
MAKE | H.P | YEAR | A | B | C (FREE) | C (COMPRSD) | D | E | F (APP) | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T

ROWS:
MYTH | ? | ? | 60.5 | 48.5 | 36 | 38 | 44.5 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 14 | 30.5 | 14 | 14.25 | 99 | 38 | 48.25 | 35 | 40.5 | 48 | 47.5 | 19 | 41
HILLMAN | 10 | 1939 | 57 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 43.13 | 25.63 | 4 | 15 | 27.5 | 13 | 14 | 92 | 34.5 | 44 | 30.7 | 36.5 | 44.5 | 47.25 | 19 | 38
STANDARD | 9 | 1938 | 55.5 | 45.5 | 35 | 36.5 | 43.25 (TWO DOOR) | 24 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 85 | 32.5 | 44.5 | 31.3 | 37 | 46 | 42.5 | 18.5 | 36
ROVER | 10 | 1940 | 60.5 | 48 | 35 | 37.5 | 43.5 | 24.13 | 6 | 16 | 28.5 | 14 | 15 TO SILL 10.5 TO WELL | 105.5 | 27.5 | 52.5 | 38.6 | 41.88 | 47.5 | 47.25 | 20 | 41
STANDARD | 8 | 1940 | 53 | 44 | 34 | 36 | 43.75 (TWO DOOR) | 25.5 | 4.25 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 83 | 33 | 43.5 | 30.6 | 37.38 | 45.5 | 43 | 17.5 | 37.25
TRIUMPH | 12 | 1940 | 56.5 | 45.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 44.63 | 26.5 | 4 | 15.5 | 28.5 | 13 | 11.75 | 108 | 31.5 | | | 39.5 | 47 | 46 | 20 | 42
MORRIS | 8 | 1940 | 55 | 44 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 42 (TWO DOOR) | 26 | 4 | 15 | 26.5 | 14 | 14.75 | 89 | 29 | 40.5 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 36.75
VAUXHALL | 10 | 1939 | 57.5 | 46.5 | 34.5 | 36 | 44.5 | 25 | 4.5 | 15 | 28.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 94 | 33 | 44 | 36.7 | 38.5 | 46.5 | 47 | 19.5 | 37.5
AUSTIN | 8 | 1940 | 57 | 47 | 35 | 37 | 43.5 (TWO DOOR) | 26.25 | 3.25 | 15 | 27.75 | 13.5 | 15 | 88 | 32.5 | 42.75 | 28.3 | 37.5 | 44.25 | 41.5 | 17 | 35.75
  
  


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