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).
Tyre sizes on the 'Corniche' model and their impact on handling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 26th July 1939 | |
| 4509. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (France) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/R.26.7.39. We note your remarks regarding the large tyres on the back of the 'Corniche'. We shall be glad to know if it improves the handling of the car when you have the same size of tyres all round, whether big or small, i.e., we are never likely to persuade customers,in general, to carry two sizes of tyre. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||