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).
Extract condemning Michelin disc wheels for lacking demountable rims and recommending the pursuit of alternatives.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0024 | |
| Date | 22th May 1919 | |
| H H 234 s (300 T) (S.F. 674. 22-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376. X.3425. Extract - X.3482. Michelin's Disc Wheels. Contd. -3- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG30.4.201 The point which we think condemns the Michelin disc wheels more than anything is the fact that they are not made with demountable rims. WE recommend that for future production we should not consider a wheel unless it is fitted with a demountable rim. If the Michelin Co. will not supply such a wheel then it is not worth while bothering with their wheels but we ought to spend our efforts in either making a wheel of our own or trying other types of disc wheels which have demountable rims. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||