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 Cleveland Petroleum Products regarding tests of their Discol fuel in a Bentley car and a new blend for the Ulster T.T. Race.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0146 | |
| Date | 29th July 1936 | |
| X1282 CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CO. PROPRIETORS: PETROLEUM STORAGE & FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. CLEVELAND GUARANTEED TELEGRAMS STORFINAN, KINCROSS, LONDON TELEPHONE EUSTON 2844 (8 LINES) Central House, Upper Woburn Place, LONDON, W.C.1. CLEVELAND DISCOL BRITISH MOTOR ALCOHOL SPIRIT YOUR REF. OUR REF. FHLS/DF. 29th July, 1936. DEPOTS & OFFICES AVONMOUTH AYLESFORD BARKING FORD BOSTON ELLESMERE PORT EXETER GLASGOW GOOLE IPSWICH KENDAL KILLINGHOLME LEEDS LYMINGTON MANCHESTER NEWPORT MON NOTTINGHAM OXFORD PRESTON RIPLEY SURREY RISBURY SHOREHAM SOUTH ALLOA SUNDERLAND TALKE TAUNTON THAMES HAVEN UXBRIDGE WORCESTER E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hall, Esq., Hartley Cottage, KIRKBURTON, Yorks. Dear Sir, Regarding the tests which you made with Cleveland Discol in your Bentley car, we shall be interested to know if you have yet reached any final conclusion. At the same time we should like to point out that we are making some slight adjustments to the blend in the fairly near future which will materially improve the anti-knock and power producing qualities of the fuel. This fuel will be on sale from the pump from the time of the Ulster T.T. Race, and would therefore qualify for use in the race. If we can send you a few cans of the new fuel for your further test, we shall be pleased to do so, but as time is getting rather short, will you be good enough to let us know as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY. F.{Mr Friese} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} L. Searl. Technical Sales. ALCOHOL FOR ENGINE POWER REPRODUCTION OF A WIDELY DISPLAYED POSTER 20 FEET X 10 FEET ALL AGREEMENTS OR OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS, DELAYS AND OTHER CAUSES UNAVOIDABLE OR BEYOND OUR CONTROL. ALL QUOTATIONS AND OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CONTRACT. | ||