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).
Order of 50 gallons of 'Swan' 680 petrol for testing on Spectre and Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\2\ scan0238 | |
| Date | 16th September 1935 | |
| X1282 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring}5/KW.16.9.35. Will you please order a further 50 gallons of "Swan" 680 Petrol. This is required for test purposes on both SpectreCodename for Phantom III and Bentley chassis. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/J.Bowering. | ||