Letter concerning fuel instructions for car 21-G-IV, issues with a Spectre, and mileage concerns.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 101\4\ scan0099 | |
| Date | 16th September 1935 | |
| Mr. A.B. Roberts, Hotel de France, Chateauroux(French test region), Indre, France. K500u I shall be here for approximately 10 days. With regard to 21-G-IV, I gave instructions that standard fuel should be used until the new valves were fitted, after which to return to Esso. I had difficulty in starting up the Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) at Newhaven; otherwise it gave no further trouble. They are now busy pulling off the body so that an examination of the chassis can be made. Pleased to hear the Bentley ran better and trust you have now returned it to Paris. The mileage of 21-G-IV wants to be kept down, there is no interest in the car and excess mileage will not help us at all. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /G.W.Hancock. | ||
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