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 tyre development programme, including issues with high-speed performance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\3\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 9th February 1940 | |
| 1882 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/MH.{M. Huckerby} 9th. February, 1940. F.G.W.King, Esq., Messrs. Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., Fort Dunlop, Erdington, BIRMINGHAM, 24. Dear Mr. King, I have been going over the tyre programme with our people and there do not seem to be enough points outstanding between the two Companies to justify a discussion at the present time. We do want some more 4-ply Rayon 7 1/2" and 7" tyres provided that these can be produced at an economic figure after the War. If the price of Rayon is going to be prohibitive, then we would like a similar tyre made in low stretch or some other less costly construction. You will remember that we had trouble with the treads throwing on some of our 6 1/2" tyres running at high speeds and we wrote to Mr. Healey on the subject in a letter dated August 11th. The War may have prevented the tyres ever reaching you, but we still have to find a solution to the tyre for the high speed car in this size. Yours sincerely, | ||