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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).
Specification sheet detailing a vehicle's overall dimensions and component details.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 127\5\  scan0072
Date  7th October 1940
  
- 4 - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}1/SW.7.10.40.


OVERALL DIMENSIONS.


Length (locker closed) 11' 7" Width 4' 7"
Height (unladen) 5' 1" Wheelbase 6' 11"
Turning Circle 34' 0" Track 3' 9"
Ground clearance (axle) 7"


No. of cyls. 4 Cyls - chromium iron.
Head - aluminium alloy.

Bore 57 m/m Chilled iron tappets.
Stroke 100 m/m Crankshaft 3 bearings
and balance weights.

Total cyl. capacity 1021 cc's Pistons - Aerolite.
Compression ratio 6.7 : 1. RAC rating H.P. 8.06.
Battery 6 volt 51 amp hr.
Petrol Tank 6 gallons.
Mechanical fuel pump with filter incorporated in pump.
Cooling system - Thermo - syphon and fan.
Firing order 1, 3, 4, 2.
Weight of car full of petrol - FRONT 7 cwts 0 qrs 0 lbs.
REAR 7 " 3 " 0 "
TOTAL. 15 cwts 0 qrs 0 lbs.



Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}
  
  


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