Here is a 1931 Victoria newspaper advertisement for Dunlop Tires featuring British racing driver Sir Malcolm Campbell (1885-1948), who set several world speed records on land and water during the 1920’s and 1930’s.

Here are some videos of contemporary news reports about Sir Malcolm Campbell:

Sir Malcolm Campbell’s son, Donald Campbell (19121-1967) also set several world speed records.

Here is a documentary about Donald Campbell:

Here are some contemporary news reports of the 1967 crash which killed Donald Campbell:

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Here is a 1947 advertisement for Dunlop Tires featuring British racing driver John Rhodes Cobb (1899-1952), who set a world speed record of 394.1 miles per hour in 1947.

This speed record was set at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on 16 September 1947 when John Cobb attained a speed of 385.645 miles per hour on the south bound run and a speed of 403.135 miles per hour on the north bound run. The mean speed of 394.196 miles per hour became the world speed record, breaking the previous record of  369.8 miles per hour which had been set at Bonneville by John Cobb in 1939.

Here are some websites with more information about John Rhodes Cobb:

• LeslieField,com
• Wikipedia

Here is a video of John Coob racing at Bonneville Salt Flats:

John Cobb was killed in 1952 while attempting to set a Water Speed Record on Loch Ness in Scotland. Here are some videos of 1952 news reports on John Cobbs’ death:

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Here is a 1944 advertisement for Dunlop Tires which contains some tips for tire maintenance which are still valid today. At the time this advertisement appeared in 1944, Canada was at war and many products, including tires, were rationed. Dunlop’s tire maintenance suggestions were intended to conserve tires and extend tire life because, as the advertisement says, tires were scarce due to wartime rationing. But these tips are still true and all drivers should be aware of them.

These Dunlop tire maintenance tips in 1944 were:

• “Keep driving inside the prescribed speed limit” – this is still true today; tire wear increases, and tire life decreases, measurably at higher speeds, i.e. above 90-100 kph.
• “cross switch your tires occasionally” – still true today; rotating your tires from front to rear, and vice versa, is still a recommended practice today. Ask about it wherever you have your vehicle serviced.
• “keep [your tires] properly inflated” – still very true today. Check your tires regularly to ensure they are properly inflated. Tire pressures over, or under, the recommended tire pressure(s) can have a very significant effect on tire wear and performance.

So the tire maintenance tips given in this 1944 Dunlop advertisement are still true today. We will put out a video about this in future.

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