Letter from G.W.H. regarding engine detonation in a Bentley when using standard petrol.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0018 | |
| Date | 27th October 1935 | |
| X264a HOTEL DE FRANCE. CHATEAUROUX(French test region). Indre. France. GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /8/JAB. 27th October 1935. To. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} From. G.W.H. B. 56. BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} - BENTLEY I thank you very much for the information re race horses, and will keep it in mind when I own one. As a matter of fact the reference to detonations with standard petrol was not a criticism, but what an Owner must expect if he does use Standard Petrol, as I had to do for a short while owing to the absence of suitable petrol en route. ------------------ G.W.H. | ||
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).