Letter to Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the testing of 7.50 x 18 tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\2\ scan0222 | |
| Date | 12th January 1938 | |
| c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} xxx 2424 1332 12th.January 1938. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Mtn8/N. The Dunlop Rubber Co.Ltd., Fort Dunlop, Erdington, Birmingham. For the attention of Mr Price. Dear Mr Price, Referring to the set of 7.50 x 18 tyres you supplied to us for test purposes, the Experimental Department report, in order to obtain as good a ride as with the present tyres, the pressures have to be reduced from 35 to 30 lbs. per square inch all round. At this pressure the steering is heavier at low speeds and less accurate on corners. We phoned this information to you, as we thought you may have a mould being prepared for this size of tyre, and our views may be helpful. We do not see any likelihood of using these tyres, but we can discuss the matter if you so desire, when next you come over here. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. W M Harvey Bailey CHIEF ENGINEER - CHASSIS | ||
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).