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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).
Order for two types of high-octane fuel from the Anglo American Oil Co. Ltd.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27a\4\  Scan156
Date  14th July 1933
  
To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lov.{Mr Lovesey}

81-82.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lov.{Mr Lovesey}2/MJ.14.7.33.

Will you please order for us from The Anglo American Oil Co. Ltd., 500 galls. of each of the following fuels :-

(1) The new replacement fuel to DTD.134, which is to give an octane value of 78 without the use of lead.

(2) The new A.M. high octane value fuel which gives a knock rating of 87 octane with the use of T.E.L.

Both these knock ratings being obtained on the C.F.R. engine operating at 900 R.P.M. with 212°F.{Mr Friese} jacket temperature and 260°F.{Mr Friese} mixture temperature.

We attach herewith copy of our letter ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lov.{Mr Lovesey}3/MJ. 13.7.33 sent to Mr. Paul of the Anglo American Oil Co., on this subject.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.C.Lovesey.
  
  


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