Internal memorandum regarding the fitment of over-size Continental tyres on existing rims.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0111 | |
| Date | 23th January 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV. 88. 19.11.13) E.P. 5408. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} /Mcr6/L23114. Names and indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD... Rn {Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa {Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD... Initial of person addressed: J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} Re Continental over-size Tyres. X.917 23-1-14. We return herewith complaint sheets re Mrs Cohen- Chassis 1992 - and in reply to your query "Could not rims be altered to take over-size Continental" we wish to explain that over-size tyres could be fitted without any alteration to the existing rims, that is to say, 150 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m tyre fits 135 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m rim, and thus they claim you obtain the advantage of a stronger and larger tyre than the standard size for the same rim. We have not as yet given these tyres a sufficiently extensive trial to be able to state with certainty any opinion as to their durability, but from our limited experience we think we might safely advise this customer to make a trial of them as it is for such heavy work that the makers claim they have produced these tyres. [STAMPED IN GREEN INK] F.R. [HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL] Passed by Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [STAMPED IN PURPLE INK] RECEIVED JAN 24 1914 [STAMPED IN PURPLE INK] W.M. Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} RECEIVED JAN 24 1914 [STAMPED IN RED INK] Enclosure [HANDWRITTEN IN PENCIL] W.M. Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} advise this course explaining that the responsibility for success must rest with the makers of the tyre. [HANDWRITTEN SIGNATURE] p. Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mcr/... 23/1/14 27/1 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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