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).
Design of an in-house electrically operated petrol reserve tap versus a bought-out unit.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\1\ img057 | |
| Date | 14th May 1940 | |
| File 6007 To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. from Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c.c to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} c. to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HBR Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}16/JH.14.5.40. re Electrically Operated Petrol Reserve Tap. You will recall that we discussed the electrically operated petrol reserve tap and wondered why we make the unit, when we believed originally it was a bought-out unit. We have spoken to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} who agrees that one bought out unit was fitted to a car but he could not off hand say why we subsequently designed one of our own as all the work was carried out by Ey/RD and Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Dixon. P.T.O. | ||