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).
Solutions for owners losing petrol tank filler caps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\3\ Scan256 | |
| Date | 27th September 1923 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Rg.{Mr Rowledge} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X4266 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG27.9.23. PETROL TANK FILLER CAP. X3889 x4266 We are receiving a number of complaints of Owners losing the cap. On 4-G-11 car which you are running, we have fixed the cap by means of a small chain. Attached herewith is an alternative scheme (F.52697) showing the cap fixed by means of a cable. We should like to know whether you agree to standard-ising one of these schemes. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||