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).
Specification sheet detailing overall dimensions, engine data, and weight of a vehicle.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\5\ scan0066 | |
Date | 7th October 1940 | |
Em/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/SW.7.10.40. - 4 - OVERALL DIMENSIONS. Length (locker closed) 11' 7" Width 4' 7" Height (unladen) 5' 1" Wheelbase 6' 11" Turning Circle 34' 0" Track 3' 9" Ground clearance (axle) 7" No. of Cylinders 4 Cyls - chromium iron. Head - aluminium alloy. Bore 57 mm. Chilled iron tappets. Stroke 100 mm. Crankshaft 3 bearings and balance weights. Total cyl. capacity 1021 cc's Pistons - Aerolite. Compression ratio 6.7 : 1. RAC. rating H.P. 8.06 Battery 6 volt 51 amp.hr. Petrol Tank. 6 gallons. Mechanical fuel pump with filter incorporated in pump. Cooling system - Thermo - syphon and fan. Firing order 1, 3, 4, 2. Weight of car full of petrol - FRONT 7 cwts 0 qrs. 0 lbs. REAR 7 " 3 " 0 " TOTAL. 15 cwts. 0 qrs. 0 lbs. Em/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} | ||