Letter detailing trial results for Rapson tyres on armoured cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 18th April 1921 | |
| X1238 RECEIVED APR 18 1921 HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Mtn2/H. 18. 4. 21. EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Plm. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} CHASSIS - RE-TYRES. X1238 The following is a copy of letter from Colonel Hutchinson, regarding Rapson Tyres. No doubt this will be of interest to you. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Mtn. "With reference to discussion on the subject "of Rapson Tyres, thefollowing is an extract from a "report shewing the result of some trial tyres employed "on Rolls Royce Armoured Cars:- "Rapson Tyre No.25983. Burst at tread after 670 miles. "Rapson Tyre No.25290. Ran at 700 miles. Bead came away from wall of cover and blew off rim." 12th April, 1921. (COPY) MADE AT CROYDON | ||
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).