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).
Urging for a petrol pump for the first 200 Bentley cars to be put on test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\2\ Scan134 | |
| Date | 29th March 1933 | |
| X 2677 RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KT.29.3.33. PETROL PUMPS - BENTLEY. A petrol pump to Lec.3005/6 has been instructed by E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} for the first 200 Bentley cars. Although the details were completed in BY/CS6/EH19.10.32. we have never yet run one mainly because there was no possibility of them getting into production. However, now we are submerged on the job, we should very much like to get one on test as soon as we can. Will you please urge one set. being committed to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||