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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).
Letter from the Experimental Department recommending tyre pressures for the 4.25-litre Bentley.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 157\6\  scan0195
Date  27th June 1938
  
1336

Experimental Dept.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}6/MH.{M. Huckerby}

27th. June 1938.

J.Young, Esq.,
India Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd.,
Inchinnan,
SCOTLAND.

Dear Dr.Young,

Thank you for your letter of 25th. June. The pressures we recommend for the 4 1/4-litre Bentley running on 5.50 x 18 tyres are 30 lbs/sq.in. all round. On the new 6.50 x 17 tyre we are recommending a cold pressure of 25 front and 28 rear.

Yours sincerely,
  
  


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