Letter to Dunlop Tyre & Rubber Co. regarding tyre noise and a request for tyres with reduced shoulders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\1\ scan0299 | |
| Date | 15th April 1936 | |
| X1332 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/KW. Exptl. Dept. 15th April, 1936. The Dunlop Tyre & Rubber Co.Ltd., Fort Dunlop, Erdington, BIRMINGHAM. For the attention of Mr. Price. Dear Sirs, Our London demonstrators have taken such strong exception to the amount of tyre noise, even with the old type Dunlop '90' tyre, that we should like to have a set of tyres with reduced shoulders made in a mould so that we can ascertain how much the reduction in mileage is likely to be, and compare this against immunity from tyre noise. It appears to be almost inevitable that some people will demand these tyres for London traffic work. We should be glad to hear from you whether you can let us have such tyres in the immediate future. This matter is urgent. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||
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).