Letter to Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd. regarding a request for a set of experimental 16 inch wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0250 | |
| Date | 10th November 1939 | |
| 1375 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 11/JH. 10th. November, 1939. Joseph Sankey & Sons Ltd., Hadley Castle Works, Wellington, Salop. For the attention of Mr. Sharpe. Dear Sirs, We want to obtain for experimental purposes a set of 16" wheels with 4" rims. We are wondering whether you can fit such a rim to the centre of the 4 1/4" rim wheel which you have been supplying. We should want the new wheels to give .275 less out of centre point than the existing ones. If you could help us with this experiment, perhaps you would let us know whether you have sufficient wheel centres in stock to make up a set of 5 wheels or whether you would want us to send you back 5 of our present wheels so that you can remove the rims and fit new ones. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
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).