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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).
Test data showing Spectre chassis frame distortion under various loads without a dashboard fitted.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 94\4\  scan0035
Date  2nd May 1935
  
To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}.
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HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/KS.1/KW.2.5.35.

Frame Distortion.

SpectreCodename for Phantom III Frame Distortion - Chassis without Dashboard.

1st Point Front Pan Cross Member { 35.0"
2nd " Centre of 1st & 3rd points) { 30.5"
3rd " Front body bracket { 39.3"
4th " 2nd Body bracket { 35.5"
5th " 3rd " " { 27.5"
6th " 4th " " }
7th " Rear cross member { 17.2"

Front centres at 33.5" and rear centres at 46.0"

| Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|-----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 400 lbs. | 0°-50'L | 0°-10'R | 0°-10'R | 0°-0' | 0°-20'R | 0°-20'R | 0°-10'R |
| 600 lbs. | 0°-10'L | 0°-30' | 0°-30'R | 0°-20'R | 0°-40'R | 0°-40'R | 0°-20'R |
| 800 lbs. | 0°-20'R | 0°-50'R | 0°-50'R | 0°-40'R | 0°-50' | 0°-50'R | 0°-30'R |
| 1000 lbs. | 0°-30'R | 1°-10'R | 1°-10'R | 0°-50' | 0°-50' | 0°-50'R | 0°-30'R |
| 1200 lbs. | 1°-0'R | 1°-30' | 1°-20'R | 1°-5' | 1°-5' | 1°-0' | 0°-35' |
| 1400 lbs. | 1°-20' | 1 - 40 | 1 - 40' | 1 - 20' | 1 - 20' | 1 - 5' | 0 - 40 |
| 1600 lbs. | 1 - 40' | 2 - 0' | 1 - 50' | 1 - 30' | 1 - 30' | 1 -10' | 0 - 40 |
| 1800 lbs. | 2 - 0' | 2 - 20' | 2 - 5' | 1 - 40' | 1 -30' | 1 -10' | 0 - 40' |

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