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 India Tyre & Rubber Company confirming the decision to proceed with the manufacture of a sports tyre for Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\4\ Scan187 | |
| Date | 25th April 1934 | |
| X4462 HEAD OFFICE AND FACTORY: INCHINNAN, RENFREWSHIRE INDIA TYRE & RUBBER COMPANY (GREAT BRITAIN) LTD. MILEAGE DEPARTMENT (AREA "B") 80 CLAPHAM ROAD LONDON, S.W.9 OUR REF. R/WBT. YOUR REF. TELEPHONES: RELIANCE 2662/3 25th April, 1934. W.A. ROBOTHAM, ESQ., Experimental Department, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Sports tyre for Bentley. Dear Robotham, Further to the second paragraph of my letter of April 18th, I have to-day received a note from our Works Manager at the Factory as follows:- "For your information, we have decided that in spite of the expense we should proceed with the manufacture of such a tyre and our designers are now busy on two or three different designs which would be suitable for this class of tyre." I thought this might be of interest to you! I am very glad that they have decided in favour of making a sports tyre. Yours sincerely, Rothes- | ||