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).
The weight of a Century Buick in comparison to a Wraith.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 125\3\ scan0079 | |
| Date | 14th February 1939 | |
| S/W 1049 To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} re Century Buick. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}3/E17239 Copy to EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} [strikethrough] C. and I tried this yesterday and have little to add to Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}2/KW.14.2.39. I had the car weighed and without petrol the total weight is 36 cwt. which is about 4 1/2cwt. lighter than my Wraith without petrol. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [Handwritten initials 'Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}' are signed across the text] | ||