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).
Alteration of Bentley petrol fillers to increase luggage space.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0086 | |
| Date | 4th January 1934 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BNG x257 FILE S/W. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to S g.Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. " Hq.Sft.{Mr Swift}MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} c. " S.Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} (Strikethrough) re- Bentley Petrol Filler. Reference Cxl/KW29.12.33. to Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}, a copy of which was sent to you, can you yet, please, give us any information as to what you are proposing to do concerning the petrol fillers on those chassis already delivered to the Coach-builders. I hope you may be able to say that they are being altered to the sealed type if only for the fact that it will enable the Coachbuilders to remove the partition around the filler which is inside the body and thereby increase the luggage accommodation which is badly needed on all bodies. If that is the case we should like to be able to instruct the Coachbuilders accordingly as soon as possible. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||