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 The India Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the testing and supply of different tyre sizes and treads.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\6\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 13th March 1936 | |
| X1336 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW. 13th March, 1936. P. Worth, Esq., The India Tyre & Rubber Co.Ltd., Inchinnan, SCOTLAND. Dear Mr. Worth, Thank you for your letter of March 9th. We note what you say, and in the circumstances are bound to try the 6 x 17" tyres that you recommend. I attach a print of the existing wheel and hub, and shall be glad if you would supply a set of wheels and tyres for test. In the meantime we shall continue testing the 6.50 x 16 cover and should like 6 covers with the Bentley design tread as soon as ever these are available. You do not say whether the 6 x 17 tyre which you recommend has the Bentley type of tread, but I presume that this is so. Yours sincerely, Att: GB.519 520 521 522 1330 FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||