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).
Weights of the Bentley 3.5 litre chassis and proposed weight limits for coachwork.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\3\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 30th August 1933 | |
| X258. W/S. To Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}7/KT. 30.8.33. BENTLEY GUARANTEE - WEIGHTS. The average weight of the first 15 production Bentley 3½ litre chassis is 2515 lbs. (22 cwt. 1 qr. 23 lbs). This weight includes everything, viz:- instruments, tools and spares, one spare wheel and tyre, battery, petrol, water and oil. As regards body weight, in Cl1/C22.6.33. it was stated that it was proposed to limit the weight of the coachwork to 8¾ cwt. (This is the weight of the heaviest experimental Bentley body). From the above, therefore, we get a maximum car weight, complete and ready for the road, of 30 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lbs. N.B. The 8¾ cwt. coachwork allowance includes all lamps and accessories, i.e. everything supplied by the coachbuilders. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||