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).
Instructions regarding the petrol tank and filler for the Left Hand Silver Phantom.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\4\ scan0168 | |
| Date | 7th May 1940 | |
| To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. c. to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1046. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}12/JH.7.5.40. Left Hand Silver Phantom Petrol Tank. We find we have not instructed a petrol tank for the left hand silver Phantom. This has been because we have been drawing up a list of rationalised tanks, and to discover a cheap filler. We have done some work on the rationalised tank for the senior range but are not at the moment willing to go to press with a new design for the Left Hand Silver Phantom. With respect to the filler, all our efforts so far have failed to obtain a proprietry filler. In order to complete instructions for the Left Hand Silver Phantom 31.G.VII, we wish you to order up Silver Phantom right hand petrol tank in every respect with the exception of the filler which should be put on the right hand side of the motor car instead of the left. This will apparently call for 1 or 2 new details only. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} | ||