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).
Letter from The Rover Company regarding a drawing of a Rudge hub and its wheel offset.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0196 | |
| Date | 6th October 1937 | |
| TELEPHONE: No 8081 (7 Lines) ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS London Service Depot, SEAGRAVE ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON - S.W.6. TELEGRAMS: ROVER, COVENTRY. BCM/ROVER. CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, LIEBERS, MARCONI, MOTOR TRADE, BENTLEY Contractors to H.M. Government THE ROVER COMPANY LTD NEW METEOR WORKS: COVENTRY Our Ref MCW/PM. Your Ref 6th. October, 1937. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Grylls, Herewith drawing of Rudge hub on our upset axle shaft. You will notice that the wheel offset is 2.437" from the centre line of the bearing. I do not know whether you will consider this excessive. Actually it is the same as your Oldsmobile. Yours sincerely, THE ROVER COMPANY LIMITED. M.C.Wilks Technical Department. M.C.Wilks. Handwritten: Top right: 10447 Top left: 1091 Bottom left calculation: 4.187 3.5 687 3.1 687 2.623 | ||