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 proposal to carry two spare wheels on a Phantom II car for the Prince of Wales.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\4\ Scan100 | |
| Date | 20th November 1929 | |
| X. 4117 To Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev. {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} c, to C. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rnl/AD20.11.29. PHANTOM II FOR PRINCE OF WALES. With reference to your Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Ev {Ivan Evernden - coachwork} 10/M15.11.29 we note that you propose to carry two spare wheels behind the rear cross tube on this car. We know of no technical objections to this but hope that it will not become a fashionable type of owner driver car. We think that 18-EX is preferable for fast cornering. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} | ||