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).
Chassis and body torsion test results for a steel-bodied Cadillac car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0278 | |
| Date | 20th September 1935 | |
| XV.052 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}27/KW.20.9.35. Chassis Body Torsion Tests. Cadillac Car (steel body). APPLIED COUPLE | Degrees Twist lbs. | inches | lbs/ins. | Front to Rear | Dash to Rear 1,000 | x 30.5 | = 30,500 | 1º-30' | 1º-25' 2,000 | x 30.5 | = 61,000 | 2º-15' | 1º-55' 3,000 | x 30.5 | = 91,500 | 2º-50' | 1º-50' 4,000 | x 30.5 | = 122,000 | 3º-30' | 2º-20' 4,500 | x 30.5 | = 137,250 | 4º-20' | 2º-30' 0 | | 0 | 1º-40' | 1º-20' A.{Mr Adams} These figures include Hysteresis. Front of car on its wheels: rear held rigidly. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||