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 condition of tyres and wheels, detailing punctures, mileage, wear, and a broken spoke.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\1\ Scan029 | |
| Date | 9th February 1926 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- We have had both rear and front tyres punctured but in neither case was there any trouble with the tyres coming off the rims. The total mileage of the tyres up to date are :- Rear O.S. 3969 } worn flat. N.S. 4373 } Front O.S. 4923 } half worn. N.S. 4705 } The well base wheels are in good condition. There has been one outer spoke broken close to hub i.e., near side rear wheel. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||