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).
Chassis and body torsion test results for a steel-bodied Cadillac car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0277 | |
| Date | 20th September 1935 | |
| X1052 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}26/KW.20.9.35. Chassis & Body Torsion Tests. Cadillac car (steel Body). | APPLIED COUPLE | Degrees Twist | | | Front to Rear | Dash to Rear | Front Seat Back to Rear | | ---------------------- | ------------- | ------------ | ----------------------- | | 0 x 30.5 = | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1,000 x " = 30,500 | 0°-45' | 0°-5' | 0 | | 2,000 x " = 61,000 | 1°-15' | 0°-55' | 0°-5' | | 3,000 x " = 91,500 | 2°-5' | 0°-55' | 0°-5' | | 4,000 x " = 122,000 | 2°-40' | 1°-20' | 0°-20' | | 5,000 x " = 152,500 | 3°-40' | 1°-40' | 0°-20' | | 4,000 x " = 122,000 | 3°-10' | 1°-45' | 0°-30' | | 3,000 x " = 91,500 | 2°-30' | 1°-40' | 0°-20' | | 2,000 x " = 61,000 | 1°-50' | 1°-20' | 0°-20' | | 1,000 x " = 30,500 | 1°-40' | 1°-0' | 0°-10' | | 0 | 0°-10' | 0°-20' | 0 | B. Front of car on a roller Rear " held rigidly. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||