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).
Requesting a report on the feasibility and design of outside petrol fillers for Bentley and Phantom III models, particularly regarding their use in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\4\ scan0200 | |
| Date | 9th May 1936 | |
| G.W. Hancock, Esq., Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. X264a Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/KW.9.5.36. Outside Petrol Fillers. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is very anxious that we shall issue a report on the position of outside petrol fillers on both the Bentley and Ph.III. Will you therefore let us know whether it is very difficult to fill the tank from the average petrol hose in use in France. At the same time we should like to hear what advantages and disadvantages you think this scheme has. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||