Letter from Dunlop Rubber Co. regarding the unavailability of old '90' pattern tyres for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\2\ scan0327 | |
| Date | 8th November 1938 | |
| 1332 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} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 16/JH. OUR REF: HEP/HM. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 1434. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of S.H.Grylls, Esq. FJH {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 222 ??? 8th November, 38. (Dict. 7th) Dear Sirs, Referring to the writer's discussion with you in your office, you mentioned that you might possibly be placing an order with us for a pair of new pattern fort tyres, size 6.50-16, together with a pair of the previous '90' pattern for comparative tests. We have gone into this matter very carefully in anticipation of your order and regret to advise you that our stock of the old '90' pattern tyre is now completely depleted. We are wondering whether you would like us to make arrangements to produce two specially, but we can assure you that this type of tyre will not now be available for issue for normal replacement purposes. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD. H.E.Price Manager - Car Manfrs. Divn. [Logo with text: 1938 DUNLOP 50 YEARS OF GROWTH] | ||
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).