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).
Request for a set of six altered 5' x 20' wheels to increase the effective track of a car by 1.00'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 14th February 1930 | |
| C.O. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} X372-5. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}4/J.14.2.30. X8810. You will recollect that on the 3rd. of May 1929, we ordered a pair of 21" rims from the Dunlop Co., having the rim moved outwards .50" in relation to the hub. We now require a set of six 5" x 20" wheels altered in the same way so that the effective track of the car is increased 1.00". Attached is the drawing of the standard 20" 40/50 wheel shewing where we wish the new tyre centre-line to be. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||