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).
Specifications for car weight, wheelbase, and center of gravity for model 10.B.V.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\2\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 24th July 1939 | |
| -2- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HFP.6/MH.{M. Huckerby}24.7.39. 10.B.V. Position of Centre of Gravity - 57½" in front of the rear axle and 6.0" above the centre line of the wheels. Weight of car - 4080 lbs. Wheel base - 124" Inertia of wheels - 41.85 lbs.ft² per wheel. Unsprung weight including wheels - front - 260 lbs. total. rear - 410 lbs. total. All the above figures were taken with no ballast in the car so that some correction will have to be made for the effect of passengers. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HFP. | ||