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 The India Tyre & Rubber Co. regarding tyre testing, returning a faulty tyre, and requesting a different type.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\6\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 6th October 1938 | |
| 1356 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}o/MH.{M. Huckerby} 6th. October 1938. P.Worth, Esq., The India Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd., Inchinnan, SCOTLAND. Dear Mr.Worth, We are returning to you one of the new type tyres which has done about 300 miles of very hard motoring. You will see what has happened. When absolutely new the tyres had a noticeable whine at all speeds which would have to be eliminated. We cannot yet send you skid-pan figures because the pan has temporarily been camouflaged for A.R.P. reasons. We should like to try a set (4) tyres of your usual 6½ x 16 Super pattern but with continuous shoulders knife cut like the Silent 6½ x 17 tyre. Dunlops frequently do this by hand. Can you send some such tyres for test ? We think they should meet our requirements. Yours sincerely, | ||