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 testing of Dunlop and Michelin tyres, and shock damper settings on covered cars.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\P\2July1926-September1926\ Scan120 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1926 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- with advantage to give greater control on covered cars. We have tried out the new 6" traction tread Dunlop tyres just received. While not quite as bad as the triple stud type, they are definitely less satisfactory than the Michelins or Dunlop 6.75". It is rather significant that Dunlops have only 6.75" tyres over here, perhaps Mr. Healey could throw some light on the subject. We have now completed our tests with all the tyres at our disposal, on the standard axle as at present being turned out by the Works. In parallel with these tests we have tried to obtain the best shock damper setting. We will later give you the tabulated results. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/W.A.Robotham. | ||