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).
Customer complaints about the petrol feed system on Bentley cars compared to the Autovac system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\1\ scan0128 | |
| Date | 1st May 1935 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} re Petrol Feed. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E1.5.35 I notice from the complaints we get quite a number of complaints in regard to the petrol feed on the Bentley as distinct from RR. In other words the system adopted on the Bentley with electric pumps appears to give much more trouble in customers' hands than our old friend the Autovac. I am anxious to know what you are arranging for SpectreCodename for Phantom III. I do not think I need bother you with what the troubles are because I expect you are already au fait with them but they mostly seem to consist of flooding. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||