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).
The fitting of large wheels and tyres to Devereux's car using a pair from Lord Cholmondeley's house.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\4\ scan0247 | |
| Date | 31th January 1938 | |
| 261 W/K.{Mr Kilner} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/R.31.1.38. LARGE WHEELS AND TYRES FOR DEVEREUX'S CAR. Confirming our conversation with you on the telephone this afternoon, we should like you to fit the pair of wheels which you have taken from Lord Cholmondeley's house to Devereux's car, together with the new pair of wheels and tyres which we are sending to London on the first car going down. We should like to draw your attention to the fact that the tyres which Cholmondeley had are noisy, but they will be replaced by new wheels and tyres as soon as we can get hold of them. We expect to get delivery in three weeks. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||