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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).
Specification sheet detailing engine, chassis, and drivetrain components.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 126\3\  scan0030
Date  3rd January 1936
  
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Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}15/KW.3.1.36.

Crankshaft Bearings :-

Length    Diameter

(1)    2.625"    1.5"
(2)    1.00"    2.25"
(3)    1.00"    2.25"
(4)    .625"    2.25"
(5)    1.875"    1.25"

Timing chain: width 1.500" - 104 links, automatic adjustment.

Angle between cylinders 67 degrees.

Ratio, starter to flywheel: 11.6 : 1

Engine speed - V-12 - 136 with axle ratio 12 x 55 -

25 M.P.H. = 1280 r.p.m.
60 " = 3075 "
80 " = 4100 "

Chassis side members 9" deep, .1563" thick.

Shock absorbers - automatic, double acting, hydraulic. Thermostatically controlled.

Capacities -

Water - 8 galls.
Engine oil - 13 quarts
Gearbox - 6 pints
Axle - 6 pints
Petrol - 26 galls.

Gear Ratios: Top    4.58 to 1 (12-55)
             2nd    8.15 to 1
             Low    13.35 to 1
             Rev.    13.71 to 1
  
  


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