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Wheel and tyre specifications for the 'Spectre' project.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 157\1\  scan0126
Date  22th June 1934
  
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Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten]

To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

c.c. HHC.

E.2/HP.22.6.34.

Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) Tyres.
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We do not know if anything has yet been done in connection with ordering wheels and tyres for Spectre(Codename for Phantom III), but the wheels have been designed for 17" rims with the intention of using a 7 1/2" x 17" tyre, having an overall diameter of 31.9".

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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