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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).
Comparison table of vehicle specifications for various car models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 136\2\  scan0218
Date  8th March 1940 guessed
  
Sheet 4.

Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}

CAR. LITRES. WEIGHT. REAR AXLE. SPEEDS. RATIOS. GRADIENTS. TYRE SIZE

Hillman 1.943 27 cwts. 4.89 4.89 .671 1 in 13.5 5.75
FOURTEEN Saloon. (unladen) 7.29 .408 1 in 8 x
Sept. 1938. 12.08 .281 1 in 6 16.
17.42 1 in 3.7

Fraser Nash 1.971 21.25 cwts. 4.5 4.5 .671 5.25
B.M.W. (unladen) 6.7 .402 x
16.2 H.P. Saloon. 11.2 .29 16.
June 1938. 15.5

Rover Saloon 2.147 28cwts. 4.7 4.7 .658 1 in 13 5.5
16 H.P. (unladen) 7.14 .442 1 in 8.5 x 17
June 1938 10.62 .248 1 in 5.7
18.98 1 in 3.0

Daimler. 2.166 29 cwt. 4.86 4.86 .68 1 in 12.4 6.0 x
Fifteen Saloon. (unladen) 7.16 .455 1 in 8.6 16.
10.69 .260 1 in 5.9
18.64 1 in 3.2

Ford V.8. 2.226 25.5 cwts. 4.55 4.55 .624 1 in 12 5.75
22 H.P. Saloon (unladen) 7.30 .353 1 in 7.5 x 16
May 1938 12.9 1 in 3.9

Alvis Saloon 2.362 33 cwt. 5.22 5.22 .75 1 in 10 6.5
"Silver Crest". (unladen) 6.94 .518 1 in 8 x 16.
.95 H.P. 10.07 .337 1 in 5
15.5 1 in 3.

Riley Saloon 2.440 30 cwt. 5.5 5.5 .666 1 in 8 5.25
"Adelphi" (unladen) 8.25 .385 1 in 5.5 x 18.
16 H.P. 14.3 1 in 3.2
Jan.1938. Overdrive top 1.385 1 in 14
3.97

Alvis Silver 2.762 33.5 cwt. 4.54 4.54 .752 1 in 11.4 6.50
Crest. (unladen) 6.04 .517 1 in 7.8 x 16.
20 H.P. Saloon. 8.77 .366 1 in 5.6
13.5 1 in 3.6

Cont'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}
  
  


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