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).
Test of the Spectre & Bentley on the Stelvio pass, referencing petrol quality on the continent.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90\5\ scan0060 | |
| Date | 5th September 1935 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x 264 c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} c. to EX. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/KW.5.9.35. Test of the SpectreCodename for Phantom III & Bentley on the Stelvio. Further to my comments on the high compression head in Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW.2.9.35, I have now received a letter from the Ethyl Export Corporation which almost exactly confirms my own impression, and explains the behaviour of the car during my recent tour. We will try and get more exact information about the petrol obtainable on the Continent and discuss the matter fully with Sr. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Att: Copy of letter dated 4.9.35. from Ethyl Export Corporation. | ||