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 non-interchangeability of Dunlop wire wheels on car 2300.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page054 | |
| Date | 5th March 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV 400. 19.1.14) E.P. 5828. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/A1cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester}9/L5314. Names and Indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Ir. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y - VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Re Dunlop Wire Wheels. X.15. 5-3-14. 2300 is now fitted with special Dunlop waterproof wheels on the front but the original Dunlop wheels on the back. This means that the detachable wheels are not easy interchangeable. Will you kindly issue instructions to have the back wheels converted. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten Note 1] Mr Horn Will you please say whether you could fit wheels provided with the waterproof device on the back axle of this car, if not, can you make altered pieces suitable for it MD 6/3/14 [Handwritten Note 2] Mr Day Waterproof Arrang.t has been fitted. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} mr/please note H This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||