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).
Request for the estimated weight of a 20-G-4 chassis and body, with handwritten weight calculations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img039 | |
| Date | 20th January 1932 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ORIGINAL. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}6/M20.1.32. Copy to ~~HN{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}~~ 20-G-4. COACHWORK. X4538 we should be glad to receive from you your estimated weight of the 20-G-4. chassis ('U' series), and from Sales their resultant body weight. [STAMP: RECEIVED AT 1932 JAN 21] [Handwritten:] DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 20 GIV - Complete - 35 cwt - 2 qrs - 21 lbs Body only 10 cwt - 1 qr - ~~4 lbs~~ Chassis 25 cwt - 1 qr - 17 lbs | ||