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Test report on Dunlop straight-sided tyres for the week ending 3rd October.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 45\1\  Scan107
Date  3rd October 1920
  
S.F.C.
X.4080.
File.
TESTS ON DUNLOP STRAIGHT-SIDED TYRES
FOR WEEK ENDING 3rd.OCT.
Tyre pressures - 70 lbs. rear. 65 lbs. front.
Date.
Tyres fitted.
Position on car.
Total mileage.
F. {Mr Friese}
R. {Sir Henry Royce}
Daily miles.
Route taken.
Remarks.
27.9.20
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1648
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1999
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2460
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2159
N front
O front
O rear
N rear
6954
1843
3161
3202
40
Local.
Average speed 20 M.P.H. Moderate roads.
28.9.20
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1648
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 1999
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2460
FD. {Frank Dodd - Bodies} 2159
N front
O front
O rear
N rear
Tyres taken off for other experimental purposes.
K.R.& S. 100M. 100 T'ls S.H. 150 1-8-20 G 2890
  
  
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).


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