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).
Comparing the body shell weights of S.S., Park Wards, and Jaguar cars.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\5\ scan0097 | |
Date | 28th October 1938 | |
1070 also 458 W/S - Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}1/JH.28.10.38. re S.S. Car Body comparison Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}3/AH.22.10.38. We agree that there is a very little difference between the two sets of figures in question, in the S.S. and Park Wards which were supplied complete with photographs. 7.B.5. body shell weight also comes within 10 lbs. of this figure. 8.B.5. body shell weight is however 1/4 cwts. heavier than the Jaguar. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} | ||