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).
Weight comparison table for components of the Standard B.V. and Continental car models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1939 | |
| WEIGHT OF THE CONTINENTAL CAR. TITLE. | STANDARD B.V. | CONTINENTAL. | HEAVIER THAN STANDARD. | LIGHTER THAN STANDARD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRAME | 300 lbs | 265 lbs | - | 35 lbs - ozs. LIGHT ALLOY BRAKES | 101 lbs per car. | 69 lbs per car | - | 32 lbs - ozs. SHOCK ABSORBERS FRONT | 31 lbs 4 ozs | 21 lbs 13 ozs. | - | 9 lbs 7 ozs. LIGHTENED STEERING BOX. | 5 lbs 7 ozs. | 1 lb 11 1/2 ozs. | - | 3 lbs 11 1/2 ozs. FLYWHEEL | 41 lbs 3 ozs. | 32 lbs. 6 1/2 ozs. | - | 8 lbs 12 1/2 ozs. DOUBLE EXHAUST SYS: | 71 lbs 1 1/2 ozs. | 89 lbs. 13 1/2 ozs. | 18 lbs 12 ozs. | - LARGE PETROL TANK | 22 lbs 9 ozs. | 32 lbs. | 9 lbs 7 ozs. | - PETROL | 16 Galls. 120 lbs. | 19 1/2 galls. 146 1/4 lbs | 28 lbs 4 ozs. | - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | 56 lbs 7 ozs. | 88 lbs 15 ozs. 3.7.39. TOTAL AMOUNT LIGHTER - 32 lbs. 8 ozs. | ||