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).
Specification sheet detailing vehicle components, measurements, and weights.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\3\ scan0170 | |
Date | 4th June 1941 | |
-cont'd- - 4 - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}3/SW.4.6.41. Steering. Bishop Cam Steering. Steering box mounted well forward of front axle. Track rod behind axle. Suspension. Semi-elliptic springs all round. Shock absorbers - piston type. Front spring eyes fitted with Silent-bloc bushes. Rear ends of spring fitted with screwed bushes. Wheels. Spoked-disc easy clean wheels. Tyres 4-50 x 17. Gearbox. Synchro-mesh on second, third and fourth gears. Gear Ratios. Reverse - 20.88 1st - 20.88 2nd - 12.158 3rd - 8.140 Top - 5.286 Chassis. Double box section side members. Wheelbase - 7 ft. 5 ins. Track - FRONT - 3 ft. 8 1/4 ins. REAR - 3 ft. 10 1/4 ins. Weight of car full of petrol :- FRONT - 8 cwts 1 qr. 7 lbs. REAR - 7 " 1 " 14 " TOTAL - 15 cwts 2 qr. 0 lbs. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||