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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).
Log of mileage and condition for Dunlop test tyres on a test car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 45\1\  Scan255
Date  17th March 1922
  
MILEAGE OF DUNLOP TEST TYRES

Tyre No. Miles. Condition. Total miles.

4088 WGD. 4979 front Burst 6358
1379 rear.

4261 WGD. 4979 front Burst 6260
1281 rear

12386 WGL 4502 rear worn 4502
12408 WGL 4502 " " 4502
12523 WGL 4340 " " 4340
10141 WGN 4309 " " 4309

5256 FDD. 1637 front O.K. 2408
771 rear

5257 FDD. 1637 front O.K. 1772
135 rear

5234 FDD. 2019 rear O.K. 2019
5206 FDD. 2019 rear O.K. 2019.

The tyres given below are running on 1.EX Car.

10149 WGL 10804 O.S.front 10804
12364 WGL 10804 N.S.front 10804
11704 WGR 2271 O.S. rear 2271
11713 WGR 2271 N.S. rear 2271

The position of all tyres are changed after each 1000 miles, but are kept on front or rear respectively.
The readings are taken up to and including - Friday 17.3.22.

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