From France requesting tyres for vehicle 6.B.IV and reporting on crankcase modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0314 | |
| Date | 5th January 1936 | |
| 200a. HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX(French test region). Indre. France. GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /I/JAB. 5th January 1936. To. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 6. B. IV. We require immediately six (6 x 17) Dunlop or India(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) Tyres for 6.B.IV. as we have no wheels over here for the standard tyres. We are carrying out the necessary arrangements to the bottom half of crankcase to increase the oil temperature before proceeding with the mileage. ---------- G.W.H. | ||
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).