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Summary of petrol pump complaints for 3½ & 4¼ litre Bentley cars recorded during January 1939.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 162\1\  img032
Date  6th February 1939
  
To By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from PK/KC/FBD.
c.to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GBH., file.
W/Kingsbury. 6th: February 1939.
PETROL PUMP COMPLAINTS 3½ & 4¼ litre BENTLEY.
RECORDED DURING JANUARY.1939.
COMPLAINT
Type of pump.
D.B. 447
G.S.
G.B.S.C.
Total
BENTLEY 4¼ litre.
Failure 1 3 1 5
Leaking - 3 2 5
Damaged at coachbuilders 1 . 1
2. Breakdowns on the road.
BENTLEY 3½ litre.
Failure 1 3 5 9
Leaking etc 3 2 2 7
Noisy 3 1 - 4
Modification 2 - - 2
4. Breakdowns on the road.
Total number of pumps replaced....33
PK/KC/FBD.
  
  
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).


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