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 to Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the noise level of a sample tyre they provided.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\1\ scan0095 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1936 | |
| X1339 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}11/KW. 3rd February, 1936. The General Sales Manager, Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co.Ltd., Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex. Dear Sir, In reply to your letter dated the 25th January, ref: FAU:VAH, from our observations of the section of tyre you sent along, we do not think that this type of tyre would be any quieter than those we have already tried. Thanking you for the trouble taken in sending us a sample. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||