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).
Expressing dissatisfaction with the original petrol tank design for accommodating shock absorbers due to unreliable soldered joints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 11th August 1919 | |
| To BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} from EH. c. to SY. c. to Ds. x.34616 EH4/LG11.8.19. ✓ x.3461B x.3451 11th. Aug. 1919. (1) RE PETROL TANK. With reference to your memo Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}14/W8.8.19. regarding the above, we do not feel at all happy with the original scheme of making the petrol tank to take the Shock Absorbers. It is absolute chance whether a good soldered joint is made. It was because we pointed this out to be very unsatisfactory that a new design was prepared. We do not consider that any tanks should be used on production chassis' made to the original scheme which everyone agreed was impossible to make a sound job. EH. | ||