Letter to the Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding peculiar front tyre wear on a car returned from testing in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\1\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 1st May 1934 | |
| X4052 Exptl. Dept. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 18/KW. 1st May, 1934. Messrs. The Dunlop Rubber Co.Ltd., Fort Dunlop, Erdington, Birmingham. For the attention of MR. Healey. Dear Sirs, The car that has been running in France on the type 90 tyres has now returned. The front tyres have worn in a very peculiar manner, and we should like your representative to have a look at them. They are at present available at the Works. + test We must admit that during this test we were carrying out some steering experiments, which may have complicated the result, but we feel that we should like to run this type of tyre on our 20/25 before we standardise them. The 20/25 will be starting in about a fortnight's time, and the steering will be standard in every respect. Moreover, we have a value for the behaviour of tyres on this car. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||
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).