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).
Proposal from Avon India Rubber Co. Ltd. to test experimental tyres on service cars due to wartime restrictions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0187 | |
| Date | 6th March 1940 | |
| ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE The AVON INDIA RUBBER CO. Ltd. CHAIRMAN: MAJOR R.F. FULLER, J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN: SIR HERBERT E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN, C.B.E., M.Inst.T. JOINT GENERAL MANAGERS: R.H. COMLEY, O.F. SWANBOROUGH. SECRETARY & ACCOUNTANT: E.H. LOVELL, A.C.I.S. SERVICE DEPOTS: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE, GLASGOW, BELFAST. Telegrams: RUBBER, MELKSHAM. Telephone: MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes: A.B.C. 5TH EDN, WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & MT PRIVATE CODE. LONDON OFFICE: MABLEDON PLACE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS: MELKSHAM, WILTS. JGM/NAW. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. 6th March, 1940. Reference:- T.G.1655. Attention:- Mr. S.H. Grylls. Dear Sirs, Owing to Petrol restrictions and the fact that our two test drivers have been called to the Colours we are not at present able to run test cars. We have, however, just completed some Laboratory work on tread compounds which we would like tested out under road conditions. If you still have some test cars in service would you be willing to fit to them experimental tyres provided by us? These tyres would have different tread compounds in different segments of the tread circumference so that each tyre in itself would constitute a comparative test and there would not therefore be any need for positional changes. If you are agreeable to helping us in this way, will you advise us the number of tyres you would require and of course the tyre size, which we presume will be 6.50/16. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIA RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Mackay DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||