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).
Letter from Dunlop Rubber Co. about an amendment to an order for wheel rims.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\3\ scan0040 | |
| Date | 17th April 1939 | |
| DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS,PHONE,BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION No 395. YOUR REF: OUR REF: HEP/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}959. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Buying Dept. 17th April, 1939. Dear Sirs, ORDER NO. 89013. In connection with the above order, since our initial discussion with you we have available plant to enable us to produce the 4.50x16 rim on latest agreed standards, namely, with the 'E' flange height dimension in place of the 'D' flange height with which previous samples have been supplied. We feel that you would wish us to incorporate the latest rim in this order, and we are, therefore, sending you a revised drawing (CDS.1551) showing the general arrangement of this rim, also a detail drawing (RSO.563) of the 4.50x16 'E' rim, and RSO.458 of the 4.50x16 'D' rim which the former replaces. We should appreciate your confirmation that you would be prepared to accept this amendment, as we are holding up this order pending your advice. We should be glad if you could forward us, in duplicate, drawings of your rim block, part GB.3854. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RUBBER CO., LTD. Manager - Car Manfrs. Divn. Copy - S.H.Grylls, Esq. [Handwritten notes:] [Top right, in red ink:] Buy/NS{Norman Scott} Please do last paragraph GAA [Bottom, above manager's title, in red ink:] See Memo By/NS.{Norman Scott} 11/MG 20-4-39 [Signature area, in black ink:] NS{Norman Scott} [Right of last paragraph, in red ink:] WHH [Left of last paragraph, in red ink:] M | ||