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).
Cadillac frame distortion measurements under various loads.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0226 | |
| Date | 23th March 1935 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} X1729 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GR{George Ratcliffe}+3/KW. 23.3.35. Cadillac Frame Distortion. 1st Point Front end of side members) 76.75" 2nd " 1st body bracket } 20" 3rd " 2nd " " } 20" 4th " 3rd " " } 27" 5th " 4th " " } 36.5" 6th " 5th " " } 21" 7th " Rear end of side members Loads applied equally N.S. up & O.S. down; front C/S 30.5" and rear C/S 43.5" Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 400 lbs. | 0°-20'R | 0°-30'R | Level | 0°-20'R | 0°-10'L | 0°-20'L | 0°-20'L 600 lbs. | 0°-50'R | 0°-50'R | 0°-10'R | 0°-30'R | Level | 0°-20'L | 0°-20'L 800 lbs. | 1°-20'R | 1°-10'R | 0°-40'R | 1°-0'R | 0°-20'R | Level | Level 1000 lbs. | 1°-50' | 1°-40' | 1°-0'R | 1°-10' | 0°-30'R | Level | Level 1200 lbs. | 2°-10' | 1°-50' | 1°-10' | 1°-30' | 0°-50'R | 0°-10'R | Level 1400 lbs. | 2°-40' | 2°-10' | 1°-20' | 1°-40' | 1°-0'R | 0°-10'R | Level 1600 lbs. | 3°-0' | 2°-20' | 1°-40' | 2°-0' | 1°-0'R | 0°-30'R | 0°-20'R 400 lbs. | 0°-50'R | 0°-50'R | 0°-20'R | 0°-40'R | Level | 0°-10'L | 0°-10'R Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.Ratcliffe. | ||