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 of the Peregrine / Bentley A saloon coachwork and chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\9\ B002_X 156 to 158-page09 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1932 | |
| X-158 HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}1/M2.7.32. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WCR. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PEREGRINE WEIGHTS. -------------------- With reference to the 4 door saloon by P.W. for Peregrine, alternatively called 'Bentley A' we are informed that the weight of the whole of the coachwork, including all the accessories which travelled from London to Derby, was 7 cwt. 20 lbs. This is nearly 1 cwt. less than the weight we specified, and we think it does P. W. great credit. We would be glad if Derby would weigh the chassis before mounting the body as we want to avoid all possibility of unnecessary arguments as to how the total weight of the vehicle is distributed between the coach-builder and chassis manufacturer. We have estimated that the chassis with spares and tools, should weigh about 19.5 cwts, in which case the total car will weight 26.7 cwts DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||