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 tyre performance detailing mileage, routes taken, and driving conditions.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\1\ Scan122 | |
Date | 17th October 1920 | |
contd. -2- TABLE DATA: Column Headers: Date, Tyres fitted, Position on car, Total mileage, F, R, Daily miles, Route taken, Remarks. Row 1: Date: 14.10.20 Tyres fitted: FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4529, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4536, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4522, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4509 Position on car: N front, O front, N rear, O rear Total mileage: 289 Daily miles: 11 Route taken: Local Remarks: Row 2: Date: 15.10.20 Tyres fitted: FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4529, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4536, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4522, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4509 Position on car: N front, O front, N rear, O rear Total mileage: 342 Daily miles: 53 Route taken: Derbyshire. Remarks: Average speed 20 M.P.H. Roads moderate. Row 3: Date: 16.10.20, 17.10.20 Tyres fitted: FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4529, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4536, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4522, FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}4509 Position on car: N front, O front, N rear, O rear Total mileage: 675 Daily miles: 333 Route taken: South Midland Counties. Remarks: Moderate roads. 14 M.P.H. | ||