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).
Order for two sets of six special tyres from the Dunlop Rubber Co. for use on Brooklands Track.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\2\ Scan272 | |
| Date | 26th June 1930 | |
| O.O. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 4050. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/MJ.26.6.30. X4050. X3035. X 788. Will you please order for us - Two complete sets of six special tyres from the Dunlop Rubber Co., for use on Brooklands Track. These tyres are being prepared to enable us to get greater mileage on the track in greater safety. The standard tyres are unfit for this purpose and burst. We have agreed with the Dunlop Rubber Co. exactly what we require. We have not discussed the question of price, but understand that they will not be more expensive than the standard tyres. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||