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 from a tyre company regarding the production of experimental tyres with a modified, quieter tread design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\6\ scan0145 | |
| Date | 4th May 1937 | |
| 1336 INDIA TYRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LTD. TELEPHONES: PAISLEY 4141/5. TELEGRAMS: INDIATYRE RENFREW. INCHINNAN SCOTLAND OUR REF. PW/HDE. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gryl/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 4th May, 1937. Messrs/ Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Attention of S.H.Grylls Esq. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of 3rd May, we will make an experimental mould size 6.50/17 with the modified tread/design with a view to improving the silence. We note that you would like 12 of these tyres for test and we estimate that we can have the mould ready in 6 to 8 weeks. Yours faithfully, INDIA TYRE & RUBBER COMPANY LTD. Paul Worth. Works Manager. | ||