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 to Messrs. Rapson regarding a tyre report, experience with cord construction, and a request for larger tyres for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan079 | |
| Date | 31th March 1924 | |
| X1238 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG! 31st. Mar. 1924. Messrs. Rapson, Burlington Rd., New Malden, Surrey. Dear Sirs, We attach a report of the 32 X 4 1/2 tyres. Our experience is that we very rarely get a burst casing since using the cord construction. From our experience we consider re-treads would be economical on tyres which have run on R-R cars. We shall be shortly running a 40/50 HP. on a long test and could make use of the opportunity for testing some of your larger size tyres. We should like to know whether you would supply us with a set of tyres for this test. If you do not consider the results would justify you supplying us with the tyres free of charge, will you kindly state what your charge will be for a set of six 33 X 5 straight-sided tyres. Yours faithfully, | ||