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).
Summary of petrol pump complaints for 3½ & 4¼ litre Bentley models, recorded during March 1939.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\1\ img025 | |
| Date | 6th April 1939 | |
| To Messrs. from FK/KC/FED. c.to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/G.H.✓ File: W/Kingsbury. 6th: April 1939. PETROL PUMP COMPLAINTS 3½ & 4¼ litre BENTLEY. RECORDED DURING MARCH 1939. | COMPLAINT. | Type of pump. | |---|---| | | D.B. 447 | G.S. | G.S.S.C. | Total. | BENTLEY 4¼ litre. | Failure | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |---|---|---|---|---| | leaking | - | 7 | 2 | 9 | | Noisy | - | - | 1 | 1 | | Modified| - | 1 | - | 1 | 4, Breakdown on road. BENTLEY 3½ litre. | Failure | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | |---|---|---|---|---| | leaking | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | | Noisy | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2, Breakdown on road. Total number of pumps replaced................ 30 PK/KC/FED. [Handwritten Initials] | ||