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).
Secret memorandum regarding the decision to standardise Avon tyres and the need to instruct for necessary moulds.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 158\2\ scan0013 | |
| Date | 4th May 1939 | |
| 1339. W/S. C. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce} c. Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} SECRET. Rml/R.4.5.39. AVON TYRES. With reference to C4/C.21.4.39., the question of using the Avon tyres was further discussed at the Conference reported on in Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}6/ES.27.4.39., and although no mention is made of this in the Minutes, it was agreed that we should go ahead with the Avon tyre as per your note. We have, therefore, decided to standardise this tyre on B.V. In order that production quantities may be available when required, we should be glad if Leslie would go ahead forthwith instructing the necessary moulds, as in the present state of re-armament programme, these are now exceedingly difficult to obtain. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||