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).
Instructions for manufacturing a petrol tank for the Continental Phantom III car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\6\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 5th September 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x 300 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}5/KW.5.9.36. Continental Phantom III. Will you please make a petrol tank for the Continental Phantom III car. The body of the tank in 24 S.W.G. (.022") to LeC.4647, with stiffener along the top but no reinforcement on the front or bottom. This to be replaced by a stone guard similar to the one on the lightened Bentley tank LeC.5251 and attached to the tank with short straps sweated to the tank. (sketch to follow). The flat portion of the tank between the exhaust pipe tunnel and the offside of the tank to have crossed diagonal grooves with the projection outwards. The exhaust pipe tunnel to be made in 20 S.W.G. (.036"). The end plates in 20 S.W.G. (.036") to beC.4647, with modification LeC.4715. The lower elbow of the filler pipe F.86653 to be replaced as per instructions already given. Baffle Plates. To the sketch, centre baffle in 24 S.W.G. (.022"), right and left-hand plates in 26 S.W.G. (.018") with finger grooves as shown and an additional turn-up to form a channel section on the bottom flange of the right-hand and centre plates. The left-hand plate to be made as shown, with no turn-up and the finger grooves shortened 1.00" on the bottom on account of the exhaust tunnel. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.B.Dixon. | ||