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 the projected frontal areas of various car models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161\1\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 15th August 1938 | |
| PROJECTED FRONTAL AREAS OF CARS. Top right notes: PAULIN BENTLEY 24.500 SQ.FT. E.R.HALL (1st CAR) 15.680 SQ.FT. B.23.AE. SPORTS SAL. 19.050 SQ.FT. ALL R-R & BENTLEY CARS ARE DRAWN IN THE FULLY LADEN POSITION. Top row of vehicles (left to right): 1. PIII - CTL. L.E.C.4582. AREA = 28.800 SQ FT. 2. WRAITH II - CTL. L.E.C. 5182. AREA = 27.2 SQ FT. 3. B.III. - 1-B-5 - P.D. 20. AREA = 24.05 SQ FT. Bottom row of vehicles (left to right): 1. STD B.II - R.W. DRG. 12676. AREA = 23.4 SQ FT. 2. PACKARD. AREA - 26.4 SQ FT. 3. OLDSMOBILE. AREA - 25.6 SQ FT. 4. V8 FORD - 30HP. AREA = 23.800 SQ FT. Bottom left notes: THIS FIGURE WAS GIVEN IN E.1/KW. 22-8-34 FOR THE STD. BENTLEY. SCALE 1/16. Bottom right notes: COMPUTED FROM PHOTOGRAPH & CERTAIN KNOWN DIMENSIONS. ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. PRINT ROOM 19 AUG 1938 DERBY | ||