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).
Delivery and trial of 20' x 6' wheels and tyres, leading to the cancellation of a rear axle's production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\4\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 1st August 1928 | |
| Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}: from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BY; c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} X5810 7 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG26. 8. 28. X5810 X5820 20" X 6" WHEELS AND TYRES. We expect to receive the first set of 20" X 6" wheels and tyres at the end of this week. We have arranged that this set of wheels and tyres shall be sent direct to Conduit Street. You will therefore have an opportunity of trying these on one of your Trials cars during the period when the Works are closed. In view of the possibility of using a smaller wheel, the production of the rear axle with 10 X 47 gears is not going through. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||