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 increase of body 8-B.V compared to 7-B.V, with a breakdown from coachbuilder Park Ward.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\3\ scan0059 | |
| Date | 26th September 1938 | |
| S/W Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.to...Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c.to...Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c.to...By c.to...Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c.to...Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 458. Dictated 24.9.38. Hnl/AH.26.9.38. --- F.{Mr Friese} DODD ______ Park Ward Weights: Hnl8/IH.5.9.38. --------- With further reference to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}10/R.30.8.38, Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} has instructed us to advise you that we have heard from Park Ward on the increase in the weight of the body of 8-B.V as compared with the earlier body of 7-B.V. In the first place we would say that Park Ward tell us that when they weighed the body of 8-B.V immediately before it was loaded on to your lorry for transport to the works they got a figure of 9 Cwts 2 Qrs 7 lbs and they claim this includes everything. It is, of course, appreciably less than your weight. Park Ward give as an explanation of the difference of 73 lbs between the weights of the two body shells as set out on the third page of Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD{Frank Dodd - Bodies}9/R.30.8.38 the following:- (a) Steel panels to doors and luggage locker door of 8-B.V instead of aluminium as on 7-B.V adds...20 lbs. (b) Heavier scuttle framework on 8-B.V to suit new preszed steel dash and new steering column anchorage adds...........................19 lbs. (c) Higher floor level on 8-B.V. adds.................8 lbs. (d) Strengthening plates to wheel arches of 8-B.V. adds..................9 lbs. ----- 56 lbs. ===== Park Ward cannot account for the balance of 17 lbs. We are looking into the question of the standardisation of B.III of aluminium wings, from the point of view of cost. We shall also consider the possibility of aluminium panels to the doors from the cost point of view but so far as these are concerned we shall want information on the advisability of attaching aluminium panels to a steel framework. Some time ago there was a fear that chemical action would take place between the two metals. In an attempt to avoid conflicting weights in future we have told Park Ward that each body is to be file D | ||