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 front and rear wheel weights for Packard, Vauxhall, and Rover models, measured in hundredweights, quarters, and pounds.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\1\ scan0288 | |
| Date | 1st May 1937 | |
| 1086 May 1937. PACKARD. 34 H.P. c. q. lbs. Front Wheels 15 3 7 Rear " 18 1 14 = c. q.lbs. 34 - 21 VAUXHALL. 25 H.P. 9 ft 3 in. Wheelbase Short Type. Time up Ticknall 57.8 secs. (With 6 gals of petrol tank holds 12 gals.) Front wheels 14 - 14 Rear " 16 - 7 = 30 - 21 96 30 - 117 Rg{Mr Rowledge}'s ROVER - 14 H.P. Saloon. Front wheels 12 2 - Rear W 13 1 7 = 25. 3 14 Sft{Mr Swift}'s ROVER - 14 H.P. Close Coupled. Front wheels 12 1 7 Rear " 13 1 21 = 25 3 - ------------ | ||