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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).
Weight comparison of components between an S.B.V. and a Studebaker model.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 99\4\  scan0238
Date  28th December 1939
  
Appendix.

Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}7/JH.28.12.39.

S.B.V. Studebaker. Diff.

lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs.
Bodyframed and panelled. 589 0° 432 0
Headlamp 7 0 214 4
Rear blind 1 10 31 8
Seat board. 6 0
Side arm rest. 2 14
Rear valance. 15
Sundry trimmings. 4 12
Windscreen 18 0
Wiper 4 0
Window lift handle. 1 9
Door handles 3 0
Interior handles. 1 8°
Door trimming 35 0°
Door arm rest. 3 3
Dashboard. 22 0
Front floor. 16 0
Sunshine roof. 25 7°

lbs. ozs.
Total 741 14 677 12 +64 2

Rear Wings. 19 0
Rear Wing stays. 10 0
Washers & bolts 2 4

Total 31 4 25 0 + 6 4

Front wings 64 0
Apron 1 4
Stone shield 7 4

Total 72 8 63 15 + 8 9

Front seat frame + squab 51 2 62 8 -11 6
Front cushions 18 0 30 8 -12 8
Rear cushion 24 5 32 8 -8 3
Rear squab 31 0 25 0 +6 0
Visors 2 1 2 1 - -

+54 0

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