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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).
Graph showing chassis and body torsion tests with hysteresis for a Packard Saloon all-steel body.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 8\10\  10-page141
Date  3rd June 1937
  
CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS
PACKARD SALOON - ALL STEEL BODY
WITH HYSTERESIS
DEGREES TWIST
FRONT OF CHASSIS
FRONT AXLE
FRONT TORSION BAR ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM FRONT ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM CENTRE
REAR SPRING ANCHORAGE
CRUCIFORM REAR ANCHORAGE
REAR AXLE
14"
18.125"
12.5"
31.5"
25.125"
17.375"
18.75"
29.375"
117,687.5 LBS INS
100,875 LBS INS
84,062.5 LBS INS
67,250 LBS INS
50,437.5 LBS INS
33,625 LBS INS
16,812.5 LB INS





  
  


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