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).
Difficulty of changing Rudge Whitworth wire wheels due to their tight fit on the hubs of a 20 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0082 | |
| Date | 29th November 1923 | |
| [Handwritten] X421 To ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hsl/LG29.11.23. R-W - WIRE WHEELS. The set of Rudge Whitworth wheels which we are running on a 20 HP. car has so far behaved satisfactorily. The criticism we have against them is that the wheels are too tight on the hubs. It would be an impossibility for a lady to change these wheels. We either have to use a lever, or wriggle them off. We could arrange for the car to run over to the R-W Works for them to examine this feature themselves. We would prefer to have the wheels we are testing rather on the slack side because with less good fitting serrations would possibly bring up other troubles. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Watermark] MADE AT CROXLEY | ||