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).
Alterations to the weight distribution of a 40/50 HP car for performance improvement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\1\ scan0335 | |
| Date | 6th November 1934 | |
| EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} -4- C2/C6.11.34 yourself, namely that some weight should be moved from the tail of this big 40/50 h.p. to the front and some weight eliminated altogether, have already had the effect of making a big improvement. The spare wheel has been moved from the back and put in front and the back bumpers have been removed altogether. There is other weight that can be moved structurally, and it is hoped that when this has been done the car will be even better. I cannot understand why, before so ruthlessly condemning this car from the point of view of performance, these obvious alterations in the distribution of weight were not tried out. C. | ||