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).
Mileage and wear log for Rapson S.S. Cord Tyres with deflector tubes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\1\ Scan090 | |
| Date | 27th April 1924 | |
| TITLE: 32 X 4½ RAPSON S.S. CORD TYRES WITH DEFLECTOR TUBES. TABLE HEADERS: DATE., TYRE NOS., WHERE FITTED., SPEEDO-METER READING., DAYS RUN., TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT., REAR., REMARKS. ROW 1: DATE: 27.4.24 TYRE NOS.: 63146, 63253, 63141, 63124 WHERE FITTED.: O.S. rear, N.S. rear, O.S. front, N.S. front SPEEDO-METER READING.: 4,701 DAYS RUN.: 121 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,004 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,080 REMARKS.: ROW 2: DATE: 28.4.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 4,753 DAYS RUN.: 52 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,056 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,132 REMARKS.: Second tread beginning to show on N.S.R. long strip of rubber came out of groove - total miles run of retread 3,139 (28.4.24) ROW 3: DATE: 29.4.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 4,811 DAYS RUN.: 58 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,114 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,190 REMARKS.: ROW 4: DATE: 30.4.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 4,861 DAYS RUN.: 50 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,164 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,240 REMARKS.: ROW 5: DATE: 1.5.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 4,928 DAYS RUN.: 67 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,231 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,307 REMARKS.: ROW 6: DATE: 2.5.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 5,016 DAYS RUN.: 88 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,319 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,395 REMARKS.: Tread beginning to show on O.S.R. tyre. Total miles run of retread 3,891 ROW 7: DATE: From 3.5.24 up to & including 12.5.24 TYRE NOS.: " WHERE FITTED.: " SPEEDO-METER READING.: 5,505 DAYS RUN.: 489 TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT.: 13,808 TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR.: 12,884 REMARKS.: | ||