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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).
Comparative table of weights for various car components across different vehicle models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0141
Date  11th February 1936
  
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| Section of Car | Ph.III | 20/25 | Bentley | Buick |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Petrol Tank - includes gauges, fittings, etc., but no petrol. | 53.1 | 49.0 | 48.0 | 18.5 |
| Petrol Connections - includes pipes, filter & autovac or pumps. | 12.3 | 14.0 | 10.7 | - |
| Battery - includes box and fittings. | 108.3 | 83.3 | 74.0 | 45.3 |
| Undershields, apron etc. | 9.5 | 15.0 | - | 14.0 |
| Spare Wheel Carrier. | 23.5 | 20.0 | Part of Body | Part of Body |
| Lamp Pillars & Sockets. | Included with Radiator| 8.0 | 10.5 | - |
| Tool Kit - includes tools, spares, jacks etc. | 58.0 | 35.0 | 31.8 | 8.0 |
| Jacks - (where fitted to car and not included in tool kit). | 23.2 | 30.2 | Included in Tool Kit.| Included in Tool Kit.|
| Luggage Grid. | Part of Body | 21.3 | Part of Body | Part of Body |
| Miscellaneous Items - Clutch & accelerator Pedals, Starting handle, Bijur Pump, water connections, Lamps, Horns. | 50.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | - |
| Water - contained in engine and radiator. | 54.0 | 36.0 | 28.2 | - |
  
  


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