Letter from the Experimental Department requesting tyres for a Bentley chassis undergoing endurance testing in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\6\ scan0129 | |
| Date | 7th January 1937 | |
| 1336. (Experimental Dept.) c. to Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} c. to G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /JWH. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 2/R. 7th January, 1937. IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes Tyre & Rubber Company Ltd., 80. Clapham Road, LONDON. S.W.9. Dear Sirs, Will you please send immediately to:- Mr. G.W. Hancock, Hotel de France, ChateaurouxFrench test region, Indre, France, 8 - 6 x 17 tyres. These are urgently required for one of our Bentley chassis now running endurance mileage in France. 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).