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 measurements and performance test results for a Cadillac '16'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\1\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 1st August 1934 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4779 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}15/KW.1.8.34. Cadillac '16'. T. c. qr. lbs. Car weight complete, Front - 1 8 3 21 Rear - 1 9 1 7 Petrol tank ¾ full. Total - 2 18 1 0 Performance Test. Ticknall Hill - 49 secs. Speedometer check at 40 M.P.H. - 1½ M.P.H. fast. 50 " - 2 " " 60 " - 2.7 " " Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. | ||