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 Dunlop regarding the possibility of producing a specific set of disc wheels and rims.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0379 | |
| Date | 7th November 1938 | |
| 1370 DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION NO. 395. YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REF: HEP/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}1426. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of S.H.Grylls, Esq. 7th November, 1938. Dear Sirs, In thanking you for your letter of the 5th, we have advised our Works that you are interested in a Disc wheel to your part GB.3877 but with our light weight 4.00x16 rim as shown on drawing CDO.2951. We are going into the possibility of producing a set of these wheels and hope to advise you in the course of a few days whether this can be done without any extensive modification to tooling, and, if so, the costs involved. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD. Manager - Car Manfrs. Divn. [Footer Logo Text] 1938 DUNLOP 50 YEARS OF GROWTH | ||