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).
Motoring news page from 1940 covering wartime measures for drivers, including petrol allowances, car modifications, and tyre recycling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 170\1\ img101 | |
| Date | 25th September 1940 | |
| September 25, 1940. 157 The Motor THE NEWS Offer a Lift MOTORISTS are asked to give lifts to people who are stranded at bus and train stops or tube stations during the present emergency conditions. A card attached to the windscreen showing your destination will enable those who are going your way to come forward readily. Increase the Petrol Allowance Now IN view of the urgent need for private car transport, pressure should be brought to bear upon the Petroleum Department to increase the petrol ration. The simplest method of doing this is to make the units good for 1 1/2 or 2 gallons instead of 1. MOTORING ON GAS—This SS{S. Smith} car has been run on gas for many months, the fuel being supplied by a Cowan producer plant, shown attached to the rear of the body. It is specifically designed for private cars; it can be built into the rear panel if needed and does not require expert maintenance. The price is £105, much of which will be recovered by lower fuel costs by motorists travelling considerable distances, and impressions of driving the car on the road will be published in our next issue. REALLY IMMOBILIZED—Bonnet and radiator removed, while owner was doing business nearby, but apparently that business was concerned with the radiator. He is seen behind the car, carrying that component under his arm. But Trapping Still Goes On RAIDS may go on for hours; men may be on A.R.P., Fire and Home Guard duty for days with hardly a break; but it makes no difference to police traps. A case was reported recently of a motorist who had spent 48 hours without a break on official duty during a bad raid period. After this one of them motored at 38 m.p.h. to his office. He was caught and fined. Whatever happens, the speed limit is unchanged. At the same time as the police were trapping it was announced that all police leave had been cancelled to meet the circumstances of the moment. Yet, men could be spared to indulge in trapping! New Tyres for Old WHEN a tyre is worn out you are asked, now, to return it to the original manufacturer, carriage forward, through the trader from whom the tyre was bought. This is part of a special war measure operated by British tyre manufacturers; they have been requested by the Voluntary Control Panel of the Rubber Industry to co-operate in order to economize the importation of raw materials and secure relief to valuable shipping space. All such returned tyres will be examined thoroughly by experts employed by the manufacturers at their respective factories and those in suitable condition will, at the request of the customer, be reconstructed in the original moulds from which new tyres are produced. Moderate prices will be charged and lists will be found at local traders. It is not expected that the reconstructed tyre will give the same service as a new cover, but, obviously, if the casing has not been run to destruction before being re-treaded it can be remoulded and safely expected to give further very useful life. The original pattern can be reproduced, but it must be understood that the reconstruction of a tyre will not be undertaken unless the casing is sound and the remoulding can be completed with safety. The companies included in the list of British tyre manufacturers are: Avon, Bergougnan, B.T.R., Dunlop, Firestone, Goodyear, Henley, India, John Bull, Michelin and Pirelli. a11 | ||