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).
Aesthetic benefits of fitting 19 inch wheels to the 20 HP model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\1\ Scan035 | |
| Date | 9th July 1927 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c: to BJ. LHS{Lord Herbert Scott}! Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} CWB. X5820 R2/M9.7.27. APPEARANCE OF 20 HP. X.5770 X.5810 X.5820 X.5830 X.4565 I am very keen that we press for the 19” wheels with 6” tyres, because they will make the car look lower, longer and more sleek. (i.e. rather smaller, than larger than our medium pressure standard wheels.) R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||