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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).
Follow-up letter from Cleveland Petroleum Products Co. to Bentley Motors regarding testing their new British Alcohol fuel blend, Cleveland Discol.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27a\4\  Scan318
Date  12th June 1934
  
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CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CO.
PROPRIETORS
PETROLEUM STORAGE & FINANCE CORPORATION LTD.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
UPPER WOBURN PLACE,
LONDON, W.C.1.

TELEGRAMS: STORFINAN, KINCROSS, LONDON.
TELEPHONES: EUSTON 2844 (8 LINES)

[STAMP]: 13 JUN

Your Ref.
Our Ref. WD{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/PMM

[STAMP]

DEPOTS & OFFICES.
AVONMOUTH. [Handwritten]: G.O.
AYLESFORD.
BARKING.
DAVENTRY.
ELLESMERE PORT.
EXETER.
GOOLE.
HUDDERSFIELD.
KENDAL.
KILLINGHOLME.
LONDON.
NEWPORT, MON.
NOTTINGHAM.
OXFORD.
PLYMOUTH.
PRESTON.
RIPLEY.
SALISBURY.
SHEFFIELD.
SHOREHAM.
SUNDERLAND.
TALKE.
THAMES HAVEN.
TRAFFORD PARK.
ROESTER.

[Handwritten]: ICI

[STAMP]: P.O. ... JUN 14 34 Received

12th June, 1934.

General Manager,
Bentley Motors (1931) Ltd.,
Kingsbury Road,
The Hyde,
Hendon, N.W.9.

Dear Sir,

CLEVELAND DISCOL

We suggested to you in our letter of the 30th May, that you might be interested to make tests on our new British Alcohol blend, Cleveland Discol, for your own experience and for the benefit of owners of your cars. We cannot trace any reply from you.

For your information, many of the other leading car manufacturers are particularly interested in this grade and are at present running, or shortly intend to run tests on it. You will know that Cleveland Discol is an outstandingly high anti-knock spirit which will stand substantially higher compression ratios, actually as high as 7 1/2 and 8 to one without knocking, with a much cooler engine, and with a minimum of valve trouble.

As we feel that our previous letter must have been overlooked, we write you now with the hope that you will communicate with us as we should appreciate your co-operation very much indeed.

Yours faithfully,

CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY.

[Signature]: M Davis
General Manager.

[STAMP]: ANSWERED 14 JUN. 1934
  
  


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