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).
Requesting the modification of Bentley wheels and the creation of a special wheel spanner.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\2\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 23th January 1940 | |
| HSG? To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}1/BA.23.1.40. We have sent into the fitting shop 5 - 4 1/2 rim Bentley "heels and one disc will you please have the wheels drilled to suit the discs. Will you also please have a light wheel spanner made ( we suggest .125" in thickness) to suit the special Cornercroft hub cap, these should be removed by hand and not hit with a hammer. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Jhm | ||