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 front axle pivots for wood wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\B002_X168\ 00000001-page083 | |
| Date | 19th April 1913 | |
| From F.H.R. Copies sent to: Mr. Johnson. Mr. Ronald. Mr. Hadin for Mr. Spinney. Re Front axle pivots. ( Ref. X13/1428313. ) 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 Annotation] I have decided not to thin the joints so as to have all parts interchangeable. Mr Ronald X168 | ||