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 of body and chassis weights for various American and Bentley cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0123 | |
| Date | 4th March 1935 | |
| -3- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}11/KW.4.3.35. Comparison of Body Weights, American and Bentley, assuming all cars to have aluminium wings and running boards. The difference between steel and aluminium wings and running boards is approximately 50 lbs. All weights include wings, lamps, horns and spare wheel carrier. BODY WEIGHTS. Bentley. March 1934 Standard Saloon, 1017 lbs. Pontiac 940 lbs. Graham-Paige 1151 lbs. Terraplane 1126 lbs. Standard 20/25 Saloon. No Division (Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}'s Car). 1208 lbs. Series 40 Buick 1045 LBS 1936 Oldsmobile [crossed out: 970 LBS] 1136 LBS + Lamps or Horn 20LBS 1937 Chevrolet [crossed out: 1105 LBS] ditto CHASSIS WEIGHTS. Bentley Chassis 2615 lbs. Pontiac Chassis 2276 lbs. Graham-paige Chassis 2503 lbs. Terraplane Chassis 1886 lbs. 20/25 Chassis 2946 lbs. Olds 1936 Chassis [crossed out: 2377] 2186 LBS - Lamps & Horn 20LBS | ||