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 benefits of costly spokes and rims for improving wheel appearance and preventing rust damage to tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 20th December 1918 | |
| Contd. - 2 - EY2/P201218. spokes and rims, which, although costly, certainly improve the appearance of the wheels themselves and eliminate the question of the rusting up of the rim affecting the fabric of the tyre. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||