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 Messrs. Rapson regarding a report on tyre tests conducted on a car in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan111 | |
| Date | 16th June 1924 | |
| [Handwritten at top] X1238 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG. [Handwritten] X1238 / X9941 16th. June 1924. Messrs. Rapson, Burlington Rd., New Malden, Surrey. Dear Sirs, We attach herewith a report on the 33 X 5 tyres which we are running on a car in France. The average speed of the car during these tests was [struck through]35[/struck through] m.p.h. You will see by the report that the tyres have worn down to the canvas after 2500 miles. We should like to know whether you would like these tyres returned to you from France. (4-wheel brakes are fitted to this car.) [This line is circled by hand] Yours faithfully, | ||