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 performance specifications for various non-Rolls Royce cars from the 1930s.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0215 | |
| Date | 8th March 1940 guessed | |
| Sheet 1. CAR. LITRES. WEIGHT. REAR AXLE. SPEEDS. RATIOS. GRADIENTS. TYRE SIZE. Austin Big Seven. Aug. 1937. .900 14.5 cwt. unladen. 5.125 5.125 8.522 13.52 22.394 .600 .38 .214 1 in 14.9 1 in 9.0 1 in 6.4 1 in 3.9 4.75 x 16. Morris. Series II. Eight Saloon. Nov. 1937. .918 15 cwts. unladen. 5.37 5.37 9.72 17.13 .552 .314 1 in 15.8 1 in 8 1 in 4 4.5 x 17. Morris 8 H.P. Series E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Tourer. Oct. 1939. .918 14 cwts. unladen. 5.29 5.29 8.14 12.16 20.87 .650 .436 .254 1 in 15.7 1 in 10 1 in 6.4 1 in 4 4.50 x 17 Ford Saloon. 8 H.P. Oct. 1937. .933 14.73 cwts. unladen. 5.5 5.5 9.7 16.89 .568 .326. 1 in 13.7 1 in 7 1 in 4 4.50 x 17. Singer 9 HP. Roadster 4 Seater. June 1939. 1074 15 cwts. unladen. 5.43 5.43 9.90 18.08 .548 .301 1 in 15 1 in 8 1 in 4.5 5.00 x 16. Austin ten Sliding head Saloon. June 1939. 1.125 17 cwt. (unladen) 5.37 5.37 8.23 13.0 21.6 .654 .414 .249 1 in 16 1 in 8.6 1 in 5.5 1 in 3.4 5 x 16 Hillman Minx. July 1937 Saloon-de-Luxe. 1.184 18.9 cwt. (unladen) 5.44 5.44 8.16 13.77 19.6 .666 .395 .278 1 in 14.5 1 in 9.3 1 in 6.4 1 in 3.9 5.25 x 16 Hotchkiss. F.W.D.10 HP. Saloon. Aug.1939. 1.185 15.5 cwt. (unladen) 4.4 4.4 6.5 10.2 17.0 .677 .432 .259 1 in 17 1 in 10 1 in 6.5 1 in 3.9 5.00 x 15. Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||