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).
Comparison table of specifications for a Humber Saloon 'Snipe' and a Bentley Coupe Drop Head.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\2\ scan0219 | |
| Date | 8th March 1940 guessed | |
| Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Sheet 5. CAR. LITRES. WEIGHT. REAR AXLE. SPEEDS RATIOS. GRADIENTS. TYRE SIZE. Humber Saloon. "Snipe". Octo.1937. LITRES: 3.180 WEIGHT: 30 cwt. (unladen) REAR AXLE: 4.3 SPEEDS: 4.3, 6.3, 10.6, 15.9 RATIOS: .683, .406, .270 GRADIENTS: 1 in 8.5, 1 in 5.8, 1 in 3.6, 1 in 2.1 TYRE SIZE: 6 x 16. Bentley Coupe. Drop Head. May 1939 LITRES: 4.257 WEIGHT: 35.25 cwt. (unladen) REAR AXLE: 4.3 SPEEDS: 4.3, 6.45, 10.3, Overdrive top, 3.6 RATIOS: .666, .417, 1.198 GRADIENTS: 1 in 7.3, 1 in 4.9, 1 in 3.0, 1 in 8.7 TYRE SIZE: 6.5 x 17. | ||