List of ground clearances and weights for a Mercedes Supercharged Straight Eight vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 22\5\ Scan154 | |
| Date | 25th November 1935 | |
| To Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to HE/Les. X1080 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GR. {George Ratcliffe} 15/KW.25.11.35. Mercedes - Supercharged Straight Eight. Ground Clearances with car normal. Centre of front road springs 6.5" Cross tube ball ends 6.5" Front engine side trays (rear) N.S. 6.875" O.S. 5.75" Rear " " (rear) both sides 5.25" Front exhaust silencer 6.0" Exhaust centre branch 6.5" " tail pipes 7.375" Rear axle casing 9.0" " damper levers 7.0" Frame side member, N.S. 8.0" O.S. 7.25" Average of front buffer clearances approx. 1.0" " " rear " " 3.0" " " front rebound, N.S. 2.875" O.S. 3.0" " " rear " " N.S. 5.5" O.S. 6.0" Total Weight Front. 24. 1. 14. Rear. 24. 3. 0 Total 49. 0. 14 | ||
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).