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).
The weight distribution of car bodies and passengers for various configurations.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\October1922\ Scan12 | |
| Date | 7th October 1922 | |
| (2) BODIES. The weight of the body is to include wings, valances, running boards and (wheel carrier on near side and luggage grid if any.) Maximum weight to be 1000lbs, approximate-ly 9 cwt. BODY WEIGHTS. FRONT REAR. TOTAL. 5 cwt. 200. 360. 560. 6 cwt. 230. 472. 704. 7 cwt. 268. 516. 784. 8 cwt. 280. 616. 896. 9 cwt - 1000 lbs. 310. 690. 1000. PASSENGERS. 2 seater,double dickey,2cwt of luggage in boat. 114. 710. 824. 4 seater "D" chassis.) 2 cwt of lugga- 114. 710. 824. 4 seater "B" chassis.) ge of which one cwt. is on grid. 137. 687. 824. 4 seater, 1 occasional seat and 150 lbs of luggage on grid. 155. 745. 900. 4 seater, 2 occasional seats. No luggage. 208. 692. 900. The weight distribution of bodies and passengers has been arrived at by statistical treatment of the car weights known, and given in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/LG14622. [STAMP] RECEIVED OCT 7 1922 | ||