Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Advocating for the replacement of a reserve tap with a petrol warning light on Bentley and Rolls-Royce cars.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 167\4\  img031
Date  19th July 1934
  
S/W {Sales / Derby Works}
H {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} /Wsd

WST 24523

To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} From Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
Copy to Wop. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
ZY.Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Nat.RV/BD. {Mr Berend}

Re Petrol Warning Light in place of Reserve Tap on Bentley. Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 11/E19.7.34

I am very much interested to read E.2/HP.18.7.34. Personally I like the idea of a warning light very much indeed.

After all, all one needs is to be warned that one is down to the last two or three gallons, and to be warned by a light instead of by popping in the carburetter is preferable, especially when one knows that the introduction of such a scheme would cut out a lot of complication in the pipes, taps etc. and save expense.

I should like to see the scheme introduced on RRs as well as Bentley's.

Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙