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).
Comparing the performance of Rudge Whitworth wheels against Dunlop wheels after a 17,000-mile test on a 20 HP car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 17th July 1924 | |
| To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3725 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG17.7.24. R-W WHEELS. X921 X3725 With reference to your telegram re. Rudge Whitworth wheels. We have now run a set of modified R-W wheels on a 20 HP. car for 17,000 miles. We have had no trouble. We do not consider the R.W. wheels are as good as the Dunlop - one reason is that we think the visible lock on the Dunlop is a great advantage and also they are a distinctive fitting for the RR. car. On the other hand, we must say, although we have been warned against all the dreadful things that will happen when R.W. wheels are fitted, the latest tests we have carried out, we have obtained very good results. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||