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).
The unsatisfactory noise performance of Avon Duo Tread Tyres on a J-III chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 19th October 1935 | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X 1331 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}2/KW.19.10.35. Re Avon Duo Tread Tyres. Owing to this set of tyres being very unsatisfactory with regard to noise, they were run on J-III chassis, the mileage being 8,326. We can hardly form a comparison, however, with our other cars and tyres, as this car was mainly used for transport work. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. | ||