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).
Instructions for the disposal of Dunlop straight-sided tyres and the retention of wheels for further testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\1\ Scan153 | |
| Date | 27th November 1920 | |
| W/S. S.F.E X.4050 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TMW5/LG27.11.20. Your ref:- Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}2/WL241120. In reply to your memo. reference above, we are able now to give you definite instructions as to the disposal of the Dunlop straight-sided Tyres referred to. Please forward them to the Dunlop Co's Depot, 1 Albany Street N.W.1., when the Dunlop Company, Aston Cross, Birmingham will arrange for credit note to be passed cancelling invoice for same. With regard to the Wheels, stated in our memo. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG29.10.20., we suggest that you keep these by you so that when the Dunlop Co. let us have satisfactory tyres of this type, you can test them on the same wheels. We have the matter in hand with Messrs. Dunlops, Birmingham who are still experimenting on our Experimental Cars. C is/TMW. [STAMP] RECEIVED. NOV 29 1920 [/STAMP] R R 5000 1-20 12M W & S LD | ||