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).
Comparative performance of wire versus wooden wheels, citing a magazine article and customer feedback.
| Identifier | Morton\M21\ img036 | |
| Date | 24th November 1911 | |
| Wete when G.T. conferring Mr. Johnson [Top right annotations:] NOV Baroness Tom C'ttee F Tech: J 24/XI/11 [Stamp:] 29 XI 11 [Handwritten note:] 91st meeting No doubt you have seen Campbell's article in the 'Car' current number on a recent tour with 2 R R cars on the Continent. Also the comparative tests of wooden & wire wheels as to strain taken from a side blow. In view of the Sun & recent newspaper correspondence ought the Technical Committee to further consider this question? The following points have been raised by customers on more than one occasion:- 1. lightness of wire wheels on tyres. 2. Comparative resistance against side strain. (One customer from Newfoundland says that the wire wheels in conjunction with the general strength of chassis saved his life in a recent unavoidable accident) (Reid). 3. Unsuitability of wooden wheels in tropical X424 | ||