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 Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the supply of two specific sizes of Fort tyres for road testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\2\ Scan364 | |
| Date | 29th October 1931 | |
| X4050 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/AD. October 29th, 1931. The Dunlop Rubber Co.Ltd. Fort Dunlop, Erdington, Birmingham. For the attention of Mr. Fellowes. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 26th inst. and note that you will be willing to supply us with tyres with the new tread which will be available in six weeks time. The two sizes of tyres in which we are most interested at the moment is the 7" Fort tyre for the 20" rim this being our standard 40/50 tyre, and the 6" Fort tyre for the 18" rim for our 25 HP. car, for which we have just ordered a set of wheels. We should be much obliged if you could put in hand moulds for these tyres and if you could let us have the smaller size before the end of the first week in November we shall be able to conduct a protracted road test almost immediately. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||