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).
Request to test Dunlop wire wheels and tyres for resiliency ahead of a standardisation decision.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\1\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 2nd October 1920 | |
| To PN.{Mr Northey} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Handwritten: RFE X3725 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG2.10.20. X3725 RE DUNLOP WIRE WHEELS WITH DEMOUNTABLE RIMS. We are anxious that you should try on your car a set of Dunlop wire wheels fitted with demountable rims and straight-sided tyres. We especially want to know whether you can notice the difference in the resiliency of the tyres when working with the same pressures as the fabric tyres. We have to make the decision shortly as regards the standardisation of these tyres. Will you please let us know whether you agree to having these wheels and tyres fitted to your car, if so, we will make arrangements to get them despatched to you in London. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [STAMPED] C OCT 2 1920 RECEIVED. [FOOTER TEXT] R.R. 285A (100 T) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 9800 159. H (S.H) (11-8-20) 2M | ||