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).
Component weight comparison between a 1939 Studebaker Model Champion and a Vauxhall estimate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\5\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 17th August 1939 | |
| 1092. C 17/8/39. STUDEBAKER 1939 COMPARED WITH MODEL CHAMPION. | | Studebaker Weight. | % | Latest type Vaux. estimate. | |---|---|---|---|---| | (1) Body. | 857 948 | 35.6 | 800 | | (2) Frame | 119.5 144 | 4.96 | 72 | | Body + Frame | 976.77 | 40.6 | 872 | | (3) Front suspension with brake drums including idler and tie rods without cross link | 140.63 | 5.83 | 141 | | (4) Rear suspension | | | | | (a) Springs & fittings 57.5 | | | 56.4 | | (b) Shock Absorbers 14.5 | | | 17.1 | | (c) Axle and drums 110.9 | (handwritten) 14.10 | | 94 | | (d) Prop. shaft 15.9 | | | 23.5 | | Total rear suspension | 198.8 | 8.25 | 191 | | (5) Brakes without drums with hand brake | 45.6 | 1.9 | 37.4 | | (6) Engine and clutch without clutch housing with startergenerator ignition | 388 (crossed out) 395.5 | 16.4 | 410 | | (7) Gearbox with clutch housing and remote control | | | | | Remote control mech. 6.7 | | | | | Clutch housing 24.7 | 63.7 70.36 with exten. | 2.92 | 53 without exten. | | (8) Tank and exhaust | | | | | Tank 19.46 | (handwritten) 24 | | 23 | | Pipes 2.32 | | | 1 | | Ex. 18.74 | (handwritten) 16.8 | | 15 | | Total | 40.52 | 1.69 | 39 | | ||