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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).
Breakdown of weights for a Park Ward Open Sports Touring Body and complete car weights for various chassis models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 88\3\  scan0012
Date  19th June 1933 guessed
  
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(C) OPEN SPORTS TOURING BODY (PARK WARD) 4.B.IV. CAR.

(1) Body complete with floorboards, spare wheel cover, mats, windscreen wiper, all seats, dummy hub and R.W. wheel nut, instrument board, no packings or fixing bolts - 4 cwt 2 qrs 27 lb
(2) Running boards and wings (no packings, stays or fixing bolts). 1 cwt 0 qrs 1 lb
(3) Head, side and tail lamps - 17 lb
TOTAL - 5 cwt 3 qrs 17 lb
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(D) COMPLETE CAR WEIGHTS.

(Included petrol, water, oil, tools and spare wheel).

CHASSIS. CWT. QRS. LBS.
1.B.III. 30 2 0
2.B.IV. 30 3 0
3.B.IV. 29 2 21
4.B.IV. 28 1 0

[Handwritten]
2-BIV is a sports saloon body by Park Ward, rather similar to 1-B III.

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