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 breakdown for a Hogue Drop Head Coupe (Park Ward) L.E.IV. car body and its individual components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0011 | |
| Date | 14th June 1933 guessed | |
| -2- (B). HOUE DROP HEAD COUPE (PARK WARD). L.E.IV. CAR. This body was weighed before being fitted and the weights do not include packings, fixing bolts etc. (1) Body, complete with floorboards, spare wheel cover, mats, windscreen wiper, all seats, dummy hub and R.W. wheel nut. (No instrument board or Ventilation air scoop) 6 cwt. 3 qrs. 9 lbs. (2) Running boards and wings - 3 qrs. 7 lbs. (3) Head, side and tail lamps - 17 lbs. TOTAL BODY WEIGHT 7 cwt. 3 qrs. 5 lbs. (Less Instrument Board & Fixing bolts etc). -------------------- Parts of this body weighed separately are as follows:- (1) Two front wings (No stays or fixing bolts) - 26 1/4 lbs. (2) Two rear wings ( " " " ) - 16 lbs. (3) Two running Boards ( " " " ) - 50 lbs. (4) Two doors - - - - 176 lbs. (5) Rear seat board - - - - 11 lbs. (6) Rear cushion - - - - 23 lbs. (7) Front seat - - - - 31 1/4 lbs. (8) Front seat cushion - - - - 9 1/2 lbs. (9) Front seat floorboard with Leveroll fittings 12 lbs. (10) Instrument board complete with all instruments, switchbox etc. and support brackets 24 1/2 lbs. (11) 2 - F.90 ED.{J. L. Edwards} Headlamps. - - 15 lbs. -------- NB. This body is fitted with flared wings. | ||