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).
Questioning the necessity of a standard dashboard petrol gauge, citing cost and reliability.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\S\2April1928-June1928\ Scan050 | |
| Date | 24th April 1928 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. to BJ. SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [struck through] PETROL GAUGES. x 4038 x 3896 Is it necessary for us to have dashboard petrol gauge as standard, because it - (1) Involves more pipes - 2 more upon the top of the tank, and one the length of the chassis. (2) Makes more instruments upon the dash. It is therefore costly, and involves responsibility about reliability. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Watermark: ORIGINAL] | ||