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 body and chassis weights for a Continental Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\4\ scan0129 | |
| Date | 12th March 1937 | |
| 358. To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. to Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}19/JH.12.3.37. CONTINENTAL PHANTOM III BODY WEIGHTS. The writer visited Barkers on Thursday the 11th, and was present when the dummy chassis with the Continental body complete and finished for delivery was weighed. We give below the figures of the body and chassis weights. Complete coachwork, with dummy chassis including 1 spare wheel minus fixing bolt ......36 2 10 Dummy chassis includes petrol tank, four additional body brackets, mounting rubbers ......24 0 20 Weight of coachwork, body wings etc. ......12 1 18. This includes 18 lbs. of Seapak on the body panels. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/F.Dodd. | ||