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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 between a 20 HP car with chassis GF.68 and an Experimental Limousine 3-G-11.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 107\4\  scan0060
Date  7th November 1924
  
X4538

To LHS.{Lord Herbert Scott} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to C.
c. to DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG7.11.24.

20 HP.
CHASSIS GF.68.

X4219
X3538

With reference to C/Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}20/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}29.9.24. We give below the weights of 20 HP. car GF.68 fitted with sub-frame and the Expl: Limousine 3-G-11. Both cars are equally equipped with the standard list of tools and spares supplied on all 20 HP. cars, and full petrol tanks.

GF.68.
Tons. cwts. qr. lbs.
Front - 13 3 7
Rear - 19 0 14
Total - 1 12 3 21

3-G-11.
Tons. cwts. qr. lbs.
Front - 13 1 7
Rear - 18 2 0
Total - 1 11 3 7

3-G-11 is a Hooper Limousine.

Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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