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).
Graph showing the results of chassis and body torsion tests for a Bentley 5 B IV with a stiffened frame.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0219 | |
| Date | 16th June 1936 guessed | |
| CHASSIS & BODY TORSION TESTS BENTLEY 5 B IV WITH STIFFENED FRAME (AS FIRST BUILT) FRONT OF CAR ON A ROLLER. REAR OF CAR HELD RIGIDLY. COMPARE WITH GRAPHS C, D & G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} THESE FIGURES INCLUDE HYSTERESIS (0°-40' AT FRONT) J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Top measurements: 12.25", 15.5", 20.25", 28", 27", 26", 11", 24" Y-Axis (degrees and LBS-INS): 5°, 4°, 51,000 LBS-INS, 3°, 38,250 LBS-INS, 2°, 25,500 LBS-INS, 1°, 12,750 LBS-INS, 0 X-Axis (chassis points): FRONT CROSSMEMBER, FRONT AXLE, ¢ OF DASH, 2ND BODY BRACKET, 3RD BODY BRACKET, 4TH BODY BRACKET, REAR AXLE, REAR CROSSMEMBER | ||