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).
Proposal for a 10,000-mile test of Dunlop tyres on a 20 HP car and a request to order them for delivery to France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\9\ 09-page182 | |
| Date | 8th March 1926 | |
| To Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} x5840a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/LGH 8.3.26. DUNLOP TYRES. x58409 x3809 We propose running a 10,000 miles test with a 20 HP. car fitted with wheel base wheels and 5 1/4" dia. tyres. Will you please ascertain from Messrs. Dunlop whether these can be obtained in Paris and if not, will you please order 12 tyres complete to be sent to :- Mr. G.W.Hancock, Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||