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).
Letter from Shell-Mex and B.P. Ltd discussing fuel options for Hall's Bentley for the T.T. race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan322 | |
| Date | 23th July 1934 | |
| Roy{Sir Henry Royce} - Please return. X1282 SHELL-MEX BP LTD Telegrams: Shelbeepee, London Telex. Telephone: Temple Bar 1234 SHELL-MEX AND B.P. LTD Distributors for the Shell and Anglo-Persian Oil Groups P.O. BOX NO. 148 . SHELL-MEX HOUSE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT . LONDON . W.C.2 Your Reference............ Our Department T & R/ LGC/LD. Date 23rd July 1934. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I have been thinking over the question of the fuel for Hall's Bentley for the T.T. and find that you can either use a mixture of Shell and Benzole or "BP" Ethyl and Benzole, and would like to say that if you have no particular preference we should prefer, for publicity purposes, that the "BP" Ethyl - Benzole mixture was used. The Ethyl - Benzole mixture should of course have the higher O.N. or H.U.C. and to this end I am having tests run on both fuels with our C.F.R. engines and will advise you of the results in the course of the next day or so, after which we will despatch to you right away the 50 gallons which, I believe, you said you would require for test purposes. We shall be only too happy to give you any assistance we can in this matter. Personally I am, of course, very interested indeed, and if there is anything I can do I shall be very glad to hear from you, and if I can get over to Belfast for the race I shall be delighted to give you a hand. Yours sincerely, L.G. Callingham All offers subject to acceptance by return of post unless otherwise stated | ||