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).
And providing body height measurements for the B.III model.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\4\ scan0075 | |
Date | 27th October 1938 | |
400b. F.Doso Will you give me figures of body heights from ground & floor to roof of 10BII & 2BII To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re B.III Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}1/E271038 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Referring to the discussssion which took place the other afternoon when it seemed to be agreed that for some unknown reason the B.III in France was considerably higher than the first one, I should be glad to hear the result of your investigations as soon as you have the information for which you were going to ask. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Floor to Roof. 6-B-4. 5ft 3in. " " " 7-B-5. 5ft. 3 3/4in. " " " 8-B-5 5ft 4 1/2" Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||