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).
Blueprint of a Four Door Six Light Saloon, 1939 Model, 2.7 Litre 6 Cylinder Studebaker Champion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\5\ scan0023 | |
| Date | 22th December 1939 | |
| PL. 74 NO SUNSHINE ROOF FIXED WINDSCREEN. QUARTER LIGHTS ARE HINGED. BACKLIGHT SIZE: 30.500 x 8.500. SPARE WHEEL CARRIED IN LUGGAGE SPACE OF BOOT. OVERALL HEIGHT: 5FT. 7.50 IN. APPROX. TYRE SIZE: 5.500 x 16.000. ACTUAL INFLATED SIZE:- DIAMETER: 27.550. WIDTH: 5.650. STATIC EFFECTIVE RAD: 12.900. GROUND LEVEL - CAR UNLADEN. FLOOR LEVEL AT SIDES. TUBULAR FRONT SEAT FRAME. WHEELBASE: 9FT. 2IN. OVERALL LENGTH: 15FT. 8.75 IN. FRONT TRACK: 56.250. REAR TRACK: 57.000. NOTE: IN THE SETTING OUT OF THIS DRAWING, PARTICULARS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:- THE BODY SHELL MINUS DOORS AT THE CHASSIS EXPERIMENTAL DEPT. THE SEAT CUSHIONS & SQUABS WERE MEASURED AWAY FROM THE CAR. BUMPERS, WINGS & THE BONNET WERE SKETCHED IN FROM PHOTOGRAPHS. THE LEADING DIMENSIONS (WHEELBASE, TRACK & OVERALL LENGTH) WERE OBTAINED FROM AUTOMOBILE JOURNALS. SCALE: 1/16. FOUR DOOR SIX LIGHT SALOON - 1939 MODEL. 2.7 LITRE 6 CYL. STUDEBAKER CHAMPION. STAMPED TEXT: ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. DRAWING ROOM 22 DEC 1939 DERBY HANDWRITTEN: 73.12.39 PL. 74. | ||