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).
Modifications to the standard front axle to accommodate wood wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\12\ B002_X168-page083 | |
| Date | 12th April 1913 | |
| From F.H.R. Copies went to: Mr. Johnson. Mr. Wormald. Mr. Nadin for Mr. Spinney. Re Front axle pivots. ( Ref. N13/1026313. ) Yes, we shall have to continue to supply our present standard axle but with modifications to the upper flange to reinforce it and with a thinner web; infact, exactly the same design main front axle as for wire wheels but with narrower centres of pivots so that wood wheels track correctly. I am impatient, as all this should go without saying. The pivots and stub axles will be all alike. F.H.R. Handwritten Note: I have decided not to shorten the joints so as to leave all parts interchangeable. Mr Wormald Handwritten Reference: X168 Stamp 1: W.M. RECEIVED 12 APR 1913 Stamp 2: D RECEIVED 13 APR 1913 | ||