Letter to Avon India Rubber Co. regarding unacceptable tyre squeal noise in hot weather.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0262 | |
| Date | 15th July 1941 | |
| 1331 15th July, 1941. EA.1/HT. G.J. MacKay, Esq., Avon IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes Rubber Co. Ltd., M E L K S H A M, Wilts. Dear MacKay, Thank you for your letter of July 11th. You will be interested to hear that, during the recent hot weather, tyre squealing on our cars has become very much more pronounced, and, as a matter of fact, the IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes tyres which we took as being an acceptable standard, make an altogether undesirable amount of noise. We can therefore say that no tyres we at present have are good enough for squeal, and therefore your developments become of primary importance. Yours sincerely, | ||
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