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).
Failure of a petrol tank for the Spectre model and the necessary modifications required.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\4\ scan0174 | |
| Date | 18th September 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X351 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}20/KW.18.9.35. 33-gallon Petrol Tank for the SpectreCodename for Phantom III. We have had a failure of a petrol tank on the bump. It has broken between the supporting piece and the filler, as per the attached sample. The 33-gallon petrol tank is actually a lighter gauge end than the tank which has broken. It is therefore quite useless sending it to France without modification, and the Design are making the necessary alterations. If the tank is not ready in time, the car will have to go without it. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||