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 steering trouble experienced when fitting Dunlop balloon tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\2\ Scan153 | |
| Date | 28th January 1925 | |
| X4565 W/S. C. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG28.1.25. RE. DUNLOP BALLOON TYRES. We have nothing yet to report on the 6.75 tyres. The trouble which is manifest on the steering when balloon tyres are fitted is a complaint which has been experienced on all makes of car. A tremendous amount of work has been done on this problem both in U.S.A. and in this country but no satisfactory solution has been found. We cannot give any promise that we are going to overcome the troubles. We have several experiments in hand, but unfort-unately we have not been able to devote much time to them recently. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||