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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).
Letter to The India Tyre & Rubber Co. detailing the mileage and position of two special tyres tested on a Bentley test car in France.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 156\3\  scan0092
Date  15th February 1939
  
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 20/ER
15th February, 1939.

P. Worth, Esq.,
Messrs. The India Tyre & Rubber Co, Ltd.,
Inchinnan,
Scotland.

Dear Mr Worth,

As promised during your last visit to us, we are returning for your attention, two of the special 6.50 X 16 4 ply. covers which have been run on our Bentley test car in France.

The mileage and position of the tyres were as follows:-

Tyre No. 287287 R.J. 5066 miles O.S.F.
Tyre No. 284163 R.J. 3983 miles O.S.R.

Yours faithfully,
  
  


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