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).
Supplementary information and spring modifications for a Bentley petrol tank filler located inside the luggage boot.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 26th February 1935 | |
| x251 To: EX. Copy to R.A.C. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} R.H. E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}2/MN.26/2/35. file R.{Sir Henry Royce} Bowring Re Bentley Petrol Tank with Filler Inside of Luggage Boot. We send you herewith LeC 4375 giving some supplementary information to our scheme for the above to LeC 4356. We have shown the name Plate FB 571 let into the face of the filler cap. The filler cap spring shown on LeC 4356 is too strong and we show on this scheme three springs which we suggest should be tried. It will be appreciated that now we have not got the toggle with which to close the filler cap, only direct pressure by the operator overcomes the spring in the cap. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Att: LeC 4375. | ||