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).
Special Dunlop wheels with a loose rim for a chassis intended for America, noting a design fault.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 15th May 1919 | |
| To Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EH. X.3725. X.15. X.15. X.3719. BY5/P15.5.19 BY5/P15.5.19 X.3725 CHASSIS INTENDED FOR AMERICA SPECIAL WHEELS FOR CHASSIS. T X.3894 The Dunlop Company have, at my request, supplied us with a special wheel with a loose rim suitable for the American 36 x 6" internal wired tyre. From their drawing they had also added the improved location for the inner ends of the spoke, which we had particularly drawn attention to as faulty in the present design of wheel. The O.O. are anxious to have some information on the above subject & I would therefore like to know what your views in regard to the wheel in question are? Personally I have not yet seen the wheel referred to and therefore when you have done with same I would like you to send it up to my office so that I might carefully inspect the size and condition of the wheel. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||