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Blueprint showing various Avon tyre and rim cross-sections and their dimensions.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 156\3\  scan0253
Date  8th February 1941
  
DRG. Nᵒ P.T. 8995 A
DRAWN: 8.2.41
BY: R.DAUNTON
CHECKED:
BY:

Top Row (from left to right):
1. 5.50/16 AVON TYRE ON 5K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.00", 5.00", 15.980" Dia

2. 6.00/16 AVON TYRE ON 5K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.00", 5.00", 15.980 Dia

3. 6.25/16 AVON TYRE ON 5K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.00", 5.00", 15.980 Dia

Bottom Row (from left to right):
1. 6.00/16 AVON TYRE ON 5½K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.120", 1.00", 5.50", 15.98" Dia

2. 6.25/16 AVON TYRE ON 5½K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.00", 5.50", 15.98" Dia

3. 6.50/16 AVON TYRE ON 5½K WIDE BASE RIM
Dimensions: .770", 1.00", 5.50", 15.98" Dia
  
  
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).


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