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).
Procurement of 500 gallons of 80 octane fuel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan044 | |
| Date | 4th January 1933 | |
| 8128 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yng. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yng.7/MJ.4.1.33. 80 OCTANE FUEL. Will you please arrange to order from the Anglo American Oil Co. 500 gallons of the above fuel. Since we have considerable running to do on 80 Octane Fuel we should like you to go into the question with the suppliers of holding a stock at their local distributing depot. We cannot say as yet whether we shall definitely purchase from Shell or Anglo as there seems to be some doubt as to whether the Shell fuel will comply with Ministry specification. However, we do want to be able to get delivery within two or three days from the date of ordering, otherwise we shall be in danger of being held up due to lack of fuel as our storage facilities are somewhat limited. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/H.R.Young. | ||