Price comparison of Bentley V tyres, size 6.50' x 16', from various makers and a cost saving analysis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\2\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 12th April 1939 | |
| BENTLEY V TYRES - SIZE 6.50" x 16". (Only the tyres marked in red have passed Standardisation Tests.) 4-ply. 6-ply. Maker. Cost to us. Retail Price. Cost to us. Retail Price. Dunlop £1 7 5 £5 - - £1 13 3 £6 2 - IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes £1 5 6 £5 - - £1 11 1 £6 2 - Avon £1 7 - £5 4 4½ British Tyre & Rubber Co. £1 8 2 £5 - - £1 14 2 £6 2 - Comparison between cost of our present equipment and the new equipment. Maker. Size. Cost to us. Retail Price. Present equipment. IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes 6.50" x 17" £1/16/5 £6/14/- New Equipment. Avon 6.50" x 16" £1/7/- £5/4/4½ Saving:- 9/5d £1/9/7½d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 12.4.39. | ||
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