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).
The mileage performance of Wood-Milne tyres fitted to chassis 7CA.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\1\ Scan221 | |
| Date | 10th March 1915 | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr2/L10315. Re Wood-Milne Tyres. X.140 5 (fitted to Chassi 7CA) Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 10.3.15. Kindly note Mr Crawford reports on the above as follows :- "The front tyres are the originals, on car when received from Works. Near front. No.36761. P.tread) 7437 miles. Off front. No.36547. S.S.") All on Rear No.31736 P.T. - 2922 miles. wheels. No.35792 P.T. - 2767 " No.36616 S.S. - 1000 " on car when returned to Derby. This is the only accurate mileage I can manage to give you as the car was lent to Mr Braun and tyres were chopped and changed about. I also had one Prowodnik S.S.tyre from Conduit Street. which did 3394 miles, near side back." Mcr. | ||