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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).
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.{Ivan A. Leslie}
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
  
  


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