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).
Opinions on the Bentley external petrol tank filler.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0100 | |
| Date | 7th March 1934 | |
| S/W. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}C. c. " Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. " Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Bly.{B. W. Bleaney - Bentley Sales} c. " Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X251 Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}4/KW7.3.34. re- Bentley External Petrol Tank Filler. Many thanks for your BY.22/W26.5.34. Although my Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}7/KW24.5.34. was primarily addressed to you with copies to several others, I did not want to infer that it was your own opinion I was referring to. It was merely the opinion we understood was general at W. Actually it was Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} who mentioned to Eg that he thought we had made a mistake in deciding upon the inside petrol filler. Perhaps, therefore, you would kindly have a word with Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and see whether he shares your view or has any criticisms to offer regarding our opinions expressed in my memo of the 24th instant. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||