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).
Reporting on the mileage and satisfactory performance of Ace Wheel Discs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\1\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 28th April 1937 | |
| W/S - Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1001 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}12/JH.28.4.37. Ace Wheel Discs. With reference to your memo. Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders}2/MK.26.4.36. these discs have now run 6,137 miles on the front wheels and 5371 miles on the rear wheels. So far they have been very satisfactory, we have not had any cracking trouble of any kind. Should there by any defect we will report to you immediately, otherwise we shall continue to run further mileage. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/F.Dodd. | ||