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).
Letter from Cleveland Petroleum Products Co. regarding tests of their 'Cleveland Discol' fuel on Bentley cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan332 | |
| Date | 4th October 1934 | |
| CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS CO. PROPRIETORS PETROLEUM STORAGE & FINANCE CORPORATION LTD. CENTRAL HOUSE, UPPER WOBURN PLACE, LONDON, W.C.1. TELEGRAMS: STORFINAN, KINCROSS, LONDON. TELEPHONES: EUSTON 2844 (8 LINES) Your Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW. Our Ref. Tech./J/BS.{A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager} 4th October, 1934. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of yesterday's date and as requested have pleasure in giving the reference of your letter to us of May 1st, which is BY/EM10/J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} We are very sorry if there has been any misunderstanding on our part but, on referring to this letter, you will appreciate that we merely followed up on the information given to us, as we considered this was a matter of mutual interest and we were naturally anxious to keep in touch with the latest developments. Regarding the last paragraph of your letter, we are very glad to hear that you propose carrying our tests on Bentley cars with Cleveland Discol in the immediate future. We appreciate your interest in our new spirit and if you will kindly let us know when you are ready to carry out the tests, we will most certainly co-operate fully with you. Yours faithfully, CLEVELAND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY. Technical Department. [Bottom left logo text] CLEVELAND Discol BRITISH ALCOHOL BLEND | ||