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 trial of a Dunlop Fort tyre and tube for a customer's trip.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\2\ scan0119 | |
| Date | 27th January 1937 | |
| 1332 To G/JWH. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. to G/Mt. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}8/AP.27.1.37. We have received from Messrs Dunlops one 7.50 X 18 Dunlop Fort Cover and Tube. This has been sent to us for trial, as a Rolls-Royce owner proposes fitting a set of these tyres for a special trip on the Continent. We are awaiting further instructions from the owner before ordering a complete set. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Attached advice note. | ||