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).
Weekly report detailing tyre wear and mileage for Rapson tyres fitted to vehicle O 98NK.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan128 | |
| Date | 21th June 1924 | |
| WEEKLY TYRE REPORT. RAPSON TYRES FITTED O 98NK. 21.6.24. | DATE. | SPEEDOMETER READING. | DAYS RUN (MILEAGE). | TOTAL MILEAGE. | | | | REMARKS. | |---------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | FRONT | | REAR. | | | | | | | N.S. | O.S. | N.S. | O.S. | | | 13.6.24 | 2759 | 484 | 2758 | 2758 | 2480 313 | 2793 | No.5 punctured. Worn down to canvas. Mileage 2480 on N.S. rear. No.7. worn down to canvas - removed. Mileage 2793 on O.S. rear. | | 14.6.24 | 2950 | 191 | 2950 | 2950 | 504 | 192 | | | 15.6.24 | 2981 | 31 | 2981 | 2981 | 536 | 223 | | | 16.6.24 | 3016 | 35 | 3016 | 3016 | 571 | 258 | | | 17.6.24 | 3523 | 507 | 3523 | 3523 | 1078 | 765 | | | 18.6.24 | 4030 | 507 | 4030 | 4030 | 1585 | 1272 | 2nd. tread shewing on O.S. rear tyre after 1021 miles. N.S. rear tyre worn to canvas after 1585 miles, removed. | | 19.6.24 | 4534 | 504 | 4114 220 | 4114 420 | 504 | 1776 | Front tyres worn to canvas after 4114 - removed, and replaced by Rapson No.8 on O.S. and Dunlop No.X.5 on N.S. | | 20.6.24 | 5031 | 497 | 917 | 917 | 1001 | 2025 248 | No.4 burst after 2025 miles on O.S. rear. Worn to canvas. Dunlop No.X.2 put on. | | ||