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).
Instruction memo regarding the fitting of a rubber-mounted petrol pump on a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\1\ scan0225 | |
| Date | 16th January 1936 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} X1763 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager}21/KW.16.1.36. Rubber Mounted Petrol Pump - Bentley. Will you please arrange to fit the new petrol pump rubber mounting scheme to 6-B-IV car. This is a modification necessary with the noise insulation scheme on the dashboard to enable the petrol pumps to be taken off the dashboard without removing the metal shields. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Bwg.{J. C. Bowring} has already instructed for petrol pumps to be fitted on the battery box of this car. Please note we require both schemes fitting. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.H.Whyman. | ||