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 chassis and body weights for various 3 1/2 Litre Bentley models, including a comparison with a Pontiac body.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0002 | |
| Date | 8th November 1934 | |
| 45T3 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring}5/KW. 8.11.34. 3 1/2 Litre Bentley - Chassis & Body Weights. Below we give weights of Bentley cars and their respective body weights, as used in this Dept. Figures taken from the Test Dept. show that the weight of the first chassis was t. c. q. lbs. 1 3 1 0 against 1 3 0 19 of the present day chassis, not including latest damper scheme, but including petrol, oil, water and 5 wheels. Seeing that there is only a difference of 9 lbs., we have taken the chassis weight at t. c. q. lbs. 1 3 1 0 in all figures below. Car Type of Body Front Weight Rear Weight Total Weight Body Weight c. q. lbs. c. q. lbs. t. c. q. lbs. c. q. lbs. 1-B-IV Saloon 1 11 1 9 8 1 1 2-B-IV Saloon (Green) 13 2 7 17 0 14 1 10 3 14 7 3 6 2-B-IV Saloon (Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}'s) 14 0 0 17 0 0 1 11 0 7 7 3 27 3-B-IV Drop Head Coupe 13 3 7 16 3 14 1 10 3 0 7 2 20 4-B-IV Open Tourer 13 1 0 15 1 14 1 8 2 14 5 2 6 4-B-IV Saloon (Im's) 15 1 7 18 0 21 1 13 2 0 10 1 20 B-23-AE Streamline 13 3 0 16 0 0 1 9 3 6 6 2 20 The 1934 Pontiac '8' body complete with wings, running boards, mats etc. weighs 8 c. 3 q. 20 lbs., a matter of 1 c. 2 q. less than 4-B-IV body. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.Bowering. | ||