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).
Requesting clarification on car weights including accessories, a body analysis between two models, and the weight of a Vauxhall roof.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\2\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 11th January 1940 | |
| 1115 To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/JH.11.1.40. The list of car weights you have compiled should be accompanied by a list of the accessories fitted. i.e. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}' car has two heaters and a wireless. 12.B.V. heater only. At the bottom a foot-note should say what is the weight of a heater or a wireless. A complete body analysis between 12.B.V. and 1.R.1. is badly required. The difference between the two cars is no less than 120 lbs. and from the specification 12.B.V. chassis is actually the heavier of the two. Did you get the weight of a Vauxhall sunshine roof per sq. foot. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||