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).
Petrol tank unit suspected to have been damaged by an abrasive chemical.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\2\ scan0048 | |
| Date | 13th July 1936 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} XIII 3 Cricklewood, 13th July, 1936. We have sent to you a petrol tank unit which in our opinion has been subjected to some abrasive chemical. We are trying to get the history of the car in the meantime. We should be much obliged if you could inform us what chemical or otherwise has been put in the tank. The tank has been despatched to Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.W.Hancock. | ||