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).
Performance of wire wheels versus wooden wheels, citing articles, tests, and customer feedback.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img036 | |
| Date | 24th November 1911 | |
| Write & Cover when E.F. confirmed Mr. Johnson Top right annotations: Mr Barness / Mr Aller Tech: J 24/XI/11 NOV 9th-meeting Stamp: E 29 XI 11 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 S... accident & 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 general strength of chassis, saved his life in a recent unavoidable accident) (Reid). 3. Unsuitability of wooden wheels in tropical X424 | ||