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).
Spare wheel placement and the importance of wheelbase length for sales.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 19\3\ Scan021 | |
| Date | 31th January 1929 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- at the back. One spare wheel must be carried at the rear because of the treble advantage of this position compared with the side, which should be as dead as the Dodo. Two things seem absolutely necessary to increase sales; riding qualities, and appearance. A short wheelbase would spoil both. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||