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).
Lightened petrol tank and protective shield for a Bentley, with reference to chassis 6B4 and Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1935 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Copy to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} File X251 E/Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/MN.3.10.35. Bowering. Have you asked Ev{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} why the green light scheme was omitted? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BENTLEY - Petrol Tank You have already received from us a scheme for the lightened petrol tank on Bentley which has an outside filler in the panel of the body. We understand that an effort is being made to get this fitted to 6B4. The remaining information we have to send you to complete this design is that for a shield to protect the tank against flying stones. On LeC 4732 herewith we show such a shield, which is sweated to the tank, being only riveted in a few odd places to hold it in position. The design follows that proposed for the lightened tank on Phantom III. EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} Ill Att: LeC 4732. | ||